I killed my male clown fish

[jlymner]

:headwally:

he got caught in the tube while draining water for a water change. We got him cut out but it was too late... can I add another? I've read sometime if the new one is smaller it might work.. I feel awful!

 

[NirvanaFan]

Yeah. Replacing males is generally easier than replacing female clownfish. When you get a new one, make sure to replace it with a known male or juvenile.

And, don't forget to QT.

 

[jlymner]

any suggestions on how long to qt?

 

[NirvanaFan]

I usually like to QT for 4 weeks. During that time, you should be able to look for brooklynella, ich, internal worms, etc. If I find something wrong, the fish gets treated accordingly, and usually spends more time in QT.

 

[cardiffgiant]

I recently had to replace one of my clowns from a pair. I got one of those $10 breeders nets and kept him in there for a 3-4 days while the other got used to it. It seemed to do the trick because there were no problems when I released the new one.

 

[cardiffgiant]

I recently had to replace one of my clowns from a pair. I got one of those $10 breeders nets and kept him in there for a 3-4 days while the other got used to it. It seemed to do the trick because there were no problems when I released the new one and they started swimming together immediately.

 

[blanden.adam]

I hate to hijack, but how do you keep the male from turning female in 4 weeks of quarantine? Is that a legitimate concern or does it just not happen?

 

[NirvanaFan]

It takes longer than 4 weeks. If you buy a small juvenile, you have even more time.

 

[jlymner]

They are together ... The little male is always hiding in my leather coral... I've seen the female chase him away from food... Any suggestions?

 

[reefboarder]

I'm not an expert but I think from here you have to just let nature run its course. The female could just be doing some dominance thing.

 

[tmz]

I replaced a male with a juvenile after the October storm five or six years ago. The female survived. The pair is thriving and breeding regularly. Ther may be a little pushing ansovinng initially.

All of my pairs (six) came from adding two juvenites together initialy. If I have to replace one of a pair, I'd use a juvenile .
The female will be dominant. The surviving old male if that's the case will dominate and become a female.



I qaurantine and treat via tank transfer;it takes 12 days. Then an optional 2 week period of additional observation for maladies other than ich in some cases.