I don't think I will make it

[motorfranco]

Bought a female maroon clownfish a month ago,then ordered a small male.
3 weeks later,my LFS called me to pick up,what I see is almost the same size as my girl.
I don't think it's gonna work,I probably need one less then 1"1/2,they told me to give it a try,if not, return them both.which is not bad at all,here's the video I took 30mins ago,no sigh of mating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjhHlseEX4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Any tips?
Thx

 

[evsalty]

They look to be the exact same size. Your current one seems to want to establish dominance. I would probably exchange the new one but that is just me.

 

[motorfranco]

Yeah,agreed,I will give it 3 days,no physical contact though.
Will my girl dying to try it? I mean exhausted to death?

 

[evsalty]

My female Occ acted like yours when I tried to introduce a flame angel. I used a Lee's floating container and my female was all over it the first day. The second day she ignored the floater but on the third day when i released the flame angel, my female ripped it apart.

Also are you expecting that they will start to mate right away? I purchased my occs as a wild caught pair (notice I did not state MATED pair) and it took them over a year before they started mating. I would be looking for acceptance at this time above all else. Mating will come when it comes but the female will need to accept a male first. The new one being the same size as the first one either suggests that both are females or that neither has sexually matured yet. Being at only 1.5" for a Maroon I am thinking the latter to be more likely.

 

[slosht]

I wouldn't attempt it, take the new one back and get a smaller one.

 

[BonsaiNut]

LOL the video is mis-titled. It isn't Maroon clownfish MATING - it's maroon clownfish FIGHTING. You release that one from the breeder box and you are going to have a battle.

 

[Winwood]

LOL the video is mis-titled. It isn't Maroon clownfish MATING - it's maroon clownfish FIGHTING. You release that one from the breeder box and you are going to have a battle.

Exactly, and it won't take long for them to have each other's fins in shambles. Just exchange it for a smaller gold stripe.

 

[WDLV]

Tha't be the fish equivalent of a cockfight.