clown sex
- Thread starter pasenah
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Bobby417919
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I guy at the pet store told me that they start out as male and turn into females. So yes I would say that it is true
Chad Vossen
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someone correct me if im wrong.
clownfish are sexless when young. or they are all born males. and within this group a dominant male will develope. this top male will become a female over 2-4 weeks. and becomes the ruling female of the group. if the female dies, the next dominant male becomes female and takes her place. usualy in the open ocean the supressed males will leave and make their own pairs.
their social behavior is strange compaired to most any other animal but its not hard to understand.
i think i cleared this up. probly missed alot tho. im not a professional, just have a pair myself.
clownfish are sexless when young. or they are all born males. and within this group a dominant male will develope. this top male will become a female over 2-4 weeks. and becomes the ruling female of the group. if the female dies, the next dominant male becomes female and takes her place. usualy in the open ocean the supressed males will leave and make their own pairs.
their social behavior is strange compaired to most any other animal but its not hard to understand.
i think i cleared this up. probly missed alot tho. im not a professional, just have a pair myself.
Amphiprion
Premium Member
Yes, all clownfish are born sexually undeveloped or "neuter." When dominance rituals begin to take place, certain hormones trigger in the 2 most dominant fish. The most dominant (usually the larges, but not always) becomes the female, while the second most dominant becomes the male. All other individuals that comprise a "family group" are physiologically suppressed to keep any from developing functional sex organs.
