Blk & Wht Ocellaris with regular?

[Leviathan_XE]

May seem like a dumb question but I gotta ask. My 46 gal has been up and running for about 4 years. Purchased my 1st pair of Ocell. as soon as the tank was good to go. They paired and were inseperable, about 2 years in my male (smaller, submissive one) took sick and died. About six months later I got another, made sure this one was smaller than the female. As soon as I placed him in he swam right up to the female and they hit it off. Well last year in August my tank lost a seal, took about a week to reseal and transfer all the contents back. Lost all of my zoos, inverts, midas blenny and my female clown who was with me from the beginning . The only survivors were my royal granma and the male clown. I now wish to get another clown but was wondering how well would a black and white fit into this senario. I know that they are the same species just a color var but I just wanted any info I could get before I bought one and if I do get one do I get one the same size or do I make sure that it's larger than him.

 

[mltmtascp]

Your original male is most likely a female now (when they are alone, they usually change from male to female). If you want to add another, it has to be smaller. Try and find a juvenile. The juvenile will become a male. My Orange and B/W got along good together. Of course you realize that just because the last addition was accepted doesn't mean the next one will... There are no guarantees with pairing.

 

[Leviathan_XE]

Thanks so much mltmtascp for taking the time to reply. I do understand that there are no guaruntees, was thinking how lucky I was that they got along right of the bat. Just wanna better the odds.