Do clowns prefer mates of their species?

[WienerDog]

I have a small ocellaris and a PJ. Would the PJ and the Clown want a mate?
Another PJ and Clown? So, they both have a species mate.

 

[2Addicted]

What is a pj?

 

[SammyJ916]

they might pair up and get a long with each other, but its still pretty risky. the only time i have ever heard of 2 different kinds of clowns actually mating is in the wild, never heard of it done in captivity.

 

[Toddrtrex]

they might pair up and get a long with each other, but its still pretty risky. the only time i have ever heard of 2 different kinds of clowns actually mating is in the wild, never heard of it done in captivity.

Percs and O's have been mated together numerous times by captive breeders (( including different color morphs of each )).

There has also been a Maroon and a Perc (( or was it an O, can't recall )).

 

[jeff@zina.com]

What is a pj?

Pajama Cardinal? If so, they aren't going to mate...

Jeff

 

[velvetelvis]

I think what the OP is asking is whether he should get his pajama cardinal and his ocellaris each a mate of their own species.

In the case of the clown, I'd say go for it, as long as the new ocellaris is either bigger or smaller than your current clownfish.

With the cardinal, you might be better off keeping a small group (if you have a good-sized tank--55G or more). I've kept pairs or trios of pajama cardinals before, but the male tended to pick at the females if they got too close to him. But since they weren't truly aggressive to each other in the way that Banggais are, I think they might have been fine in a larger tank.

 

[WienerDog]

I think what the OP is asking is whether he should get his pajama cardinal and his ocellaris each a mate of their own species.

In the case of the clown, I'd say go for it, as long as the new ocellaris is either bigger or smaller than your current clownfish.

With the cardinal, you might be better off keeping a small group (if you have a good-sized tank--55G or more). I've kept pairs or trios of pajama cardinals before, but the male tended to pick at the females if they got too close to him. But since they weren't truly aggressive to each other in the way that Banggais are, I think they might have been fine in a larger tank.

You got my question. And yeah, I was thinking about another false perc.