Will this work?

[claire7275]

I have had an Ocellaris Clown for about 9 months. I recently purchased the B&W from swf.com. He has been in the tank for about 24 hours. Is there ever a chance that they will mate? Will different types of the same species mate? What if got another B&W--could they mate? Will there be a territorial problem if I introduce another?
Any info would be appreciated

Claire

 

[regina13]

I have herd of them mating, and I think it is just as likely as any other time when you buy them at different times.

 

[koolaidman]

depends if hes prejudice.

 

[regina13]

Originally Posted by koolaidman
depends if hes prejudice.

 

[claire7275]

But seriously. I have read that they are all born male. Will the younger, smaller fish morph? Or the larger, more mature?

 

[claire7275]

Bump for more info

 

[sac10918]

I am not sure here (and I know someone will correct me if I am wrong) but I believe that they are born sexless (termed "juvenilles") and that in the wild, when there are many of them in a single anemone, there is only one dominant (and much larger) female and one mating male, and that all the others remain sexless.
The female form is the more dominant form that a fish will morph into. I am guessing that the larger ocellaris clown is going to be the female due to the size and that the new guy will be the small male.
Also, I have no idea if they will mate or not and was actually going to start a thread because I was wondering the same thing. I have a black saddleback clown and was wondering if it will pair up with a regular saddleback...Maybe someone with more experience can shed some light on this for us...