Clowns couple - 1 jumped and died. Replacement: what size now?

[filippo]

One of my little percula clown jumped out of the water when i wasn't home and died... so sad

I am planning to get a new one so they can "hang out" together. How big should I get the new one, considering that the one I currently have is about 1 3/4"?

Same size? Bigger? WAY smaller (my FLSs have babies only - tiny - not sure if it's a good idea).

Thank you

 

[WDLV]

As small as possible.

 

[filippo]

My big one isn't gonna kill that tiny tiny clown?

 

[WDLV]

I put a baby once with a full grown female clarki. One bite would have been half it's body. I put it in and there was instant friendship. She never bit him once but to my surprise she protected him instead. She was very aggressive and I was worried that she'd kill him in seconds.
Generally you will find that they will fight more if a similarly sized clown comes into their territory. They don't like a challenger in their territory. The bigger the difference in size, the less likely they are to challenge one another.

 

[filippo]

Thank you

 

[filippo]

I just introduced a little clown. No fights whatsoever - they look so happy! Thanks

 

[WDLV]

Cool. I'm glad it worked out for you.

any pics of the happy couple?

 

[filippo]

Here they are

 

[reefbegood]

had to do the same thing my male died after 4yr did not get another for 4yr about 3mo ago got a baby and paired in about 1 min.

 

[WDLV]

Very nice. Good coloration on those guys. I replaced my 13 year old ocellaris male a few months ago.