happyface888
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Well my bro has had a pair of black back saddle backs for 5years and recently the female jumped the tank. So I am wondering would it still be possible to pair that male back up with a female?
Can a 5year old black male saddle back clown be find a mate again?
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marc price
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sort of yes, not exactly like that. get a much smaller juv., tank-raised are best, amongst other things you'll have a good idea of it's age.
Chris2500DK
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Unless saddle back clowns differ from other clowns the male you have will turn female as it's now the dominant clown. Adding a juvenile will get you a new male if they can get along.
happyface888
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bump would like more info befor I attempt to add a juvi clown.
AquaReeferMan
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Yeah I wouldnt add a larger clown. The single clown could easily turned into a female by now. Adding a larger clown that is possibly a female will only cause problems, maybe leading to the death of one of the clowns. Find a very small juvenile clown and put it in the tank. The established clown will attempt to pair up with the smaller one. If they get a long and the smaller clown submits to the female they should pair up fine.
shred5
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You pretty much got all the info you need. Everyone hit it on the head. A male will turn female if left alone for a while.
Get a juvi and it will become a male.
Even if yours is still male with a smaller juvi it will go female because it will be the dominate fish...
Age has nothing to do with pairing. Clowns have a strong will to pair up.
It is possible there will be some agression at first. You might want to introduse them slowly with a divider or breeders net.
Dave
happyface888
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Update
I recently bought a pretty small juvi, it still has the yellow face and paddle fins. Once I added the little guy, the older one totally ignored the new juvi. They'd sometimes be together but most of the time they are seperate, and sleep in different locations. Is it because the juvi isn't mature enough to provoke the older clown to turn female or something?
I recently bought a pretty small juvi, it still has the yellow face and paddle fins. Once I added the little guy, the older one totally ignored the new juvi. They'd sometimes be together but most of the time they are seperate, and sleep in different locations. Is it because the juvi isn't mature enough to provoke the older clown to turn female or something?
FishAreFriends2
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so hows the little guy doing now?
happyface888
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