Clownfish pairing

[Jringo101st]

So I have a black storm (BS) and a Hail storm st(HS). BS killed the mocha storm so I got the HS and visibly smaller.. they did they usually chase/ dominance, but there has been no physical damage. There was one or two times I thought I saw a quick shake but nothing like I've seen with past clowns. BS did shake at HS when I first intro the HS, but HS never did it back
Now the HS hides but will come out to eat, BS swims freely but will confront HS if he comes out. But again.. nothing very physical.
Question.. will the HS eventually cone out? He does not breath heavily. There is no fin damage. Just wondering if this us normal and will pass.. when lights are out HS is out swimming. Any suggestions?

Thank you

 

[griss]

I've always introduced clowns in pairs. But, @Dr. Reef will likely be able to provide some insight.

 

[griss]

Well, @Dr. Reef hasn't been on in several days. Maybe @wvned or @Timfish might have some thoughts.

 

[wvned]

I have only 1 clown.

 

[Jringo101st]

@griss thank you for the reply. Yeah I just want to make sure the smaller one may be accepted. Like I said.. he hasn't really don't the clown shimmy but there is no physical damage. He does hide in a small hole but eats. Want to see if I need a new male or just wait it out. Heard it can take some time

 

[Timfish]

It can take time. Like Griss I've always added clowns in pairs or groups QTing them together first to get an idea of who wants to be together. Even doing that there's still an element of hit and miss.

 

[OrionN]

I think Dr. Reef mistyped since he knows this. Clowns are protandrous hermaphrodites. They change sex from asexual juvenile to male then the most dominant change to female.

 

[OrionN]

You can get a isolation box and put the smaller one in there for a week or two before release him into the tank. I have 100% success rate when I use this method with aggressive, notorious hard to pair species like white stripe maroon clowns.
All these hybrid clowns, they don't "really speak the same languages" so to speak, so the female is harder on the little guy than she should because she does not know when he capitulates with his body languages.

 

[Dr. Reef]

I think Dr. Reef mistyped since he knows this. Clowns are protandrous hermaphrodites. They change sex from asexual juvenile to male then the most dominant change to female.

this is exactly why i should not be posting at 3am in the morning. lol i am getting old. I did mess it up. Thank you for pointing it out. I'll see if i can edit and fix it, if not, just for clarification following is how the clown world works.

When clowns are in a group, they are all males with 2 larger breeding pair (1 male and 1 female). If the female is taken out or dies then the larger male changes sex and becomes a female. Rest of the group remain smaller males except for one that will now take up the role of the missing breeding male( because it changed to female).