How to introduce mate to Ocellaris?

[Marxx]

Hi all, I own a false percula and I have him/her for two weeks now. He was attacked by a anemone and all swolen beceause he was in with an agressive Stichodactyla gigantea anemone. His/her mate died and was eaten by that anemone in the shop so I got this swolen dying fish for free. He is OK now and has his own Entacmaea quadricolor in wich he loves to be.

He's about 2.5 inch long and I love to give him/her a mate.

He/she is in his/her own 26 gallon tank. No other fish are in there because I want to breed them.

What is best to do? Introduce a small 1 inch specimen or an older same size? In the LFS were I work I do see some agression and I don't want a died or fighting fish.

I really need some advice on this.

 

[Slakker]

I'd go for a smaller one that's been in a tank with other juvenile clowns at the store (and not the biggest one in the tank). That'll increase your chances that the new one won't be female, because the clown you currently have just might be, and if it's not, it will become the female of the pair! Good luck!!!

 

[GSMguy]

find the smallest one you can like slakker said

 

[Marxx]

Ok, so I do not have to worry about my bigger one killing a smaller one? My fear was that a smaller one would be chased and killed but I understand they are not that bothered by a new fish in the tank?

I do have a LFS that has babies and they are captive bred. One of them is extremely beautifull and has broad black edges on his fins.

I'll get that one then. I hope it's not a true percula but all the others are false and I do think it's one litter.