HELP! Pair of clowns, male died

[Stoney Mahony]

It really sucks. I just went home for lunch and through a miraculous chain of events, my male true percula is dead. Can I re-pair the female with a smaller clown? Should I try right away or wait? Any help would be appreciated, I am devistated to say the least. Thanks again.

 

[Wolverine]

Sorry about your loss.

You can re-pair them. The key is to get the smallest clown you can. Definitely get a tank-raised one in this situation, because you can be more confident about the age.

As for timing, that depends on why the other died. If it's disease, I'd wait a little while. If it got sucked to a powerhead, or something like that, you could go faster.

Dave

 

[Wolverine]

I should also say, since it's the male you lost, there's no rush to add another. The larger female will just stay female, so nothing will change there.

Dave

 

[Stoney Mahony]

Thanks Dave, he was sucked away in perfect health. I was not sure about putting in a little guy. I just wanted to check with others before I have another clown fatality on my hands. Thanks for the information.

 

[Jerry W]

I had purchased a 5 year old bonded pair of ocellaris from my lfs several months ago. Bother were large, healthy fish that he had in a store display since they were tiny juvis. Found the male dead in my overflow three weeks later. Waited a couple weeks and added a small one. They have been inseparable ever since, with no posturing or aggression. Good luck!

 

[stykthyn]

I would try and find out why your male died to begin with. check your water parameters and if all is good I would wait a couple weeks incase there is some kind of disease in the tank. At least it wasnt the female. Now you can get a new male at your leisure.