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Rockys_Pride
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Depends, if they are two males, one will change into a female and mate. If you get two females, they will fight or one will change into a male...and mate. You don't have to raise the fry, they can be delicious treats for your other inhabitants.
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Clowns cannot change from female to male. Juvenile -> Male -> Female
Even if they spawn, you will have to do some work to raise them so it shouldn't be a problem for you.
Rockys_Pride
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Just figured that other fish do it, why not clowns? Oh well, just goes to show you you can't believe everything you read on the net
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bradleym
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OP, why are you so against them mating? The eggs that do hatch never survive in a regular tank more than a day or two, and the fry most often become food for corals and such. So you will likely never have to worry about them spawning unless you want to collect the eggs and raise them in a hatchery setup. If you don't want the baby fish just ignore the eggs if they lay any.
Moonstream
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no, all clowns must build up an immunity to their host. the fry would be eaten by the anemone, most likely, along with all other tankmates (their parents and shrimp included). the fry wont last long in the display, they'll either be eaten or starve. there is no real way to stop a pair from spawning. once they settle in and become fully mature, they will, its just nature. the only adverse effect from this is really their added aggression and even with just a single clown, you will eventually end up with a similarly ill-tempered female.
as for multiple species- that will end with the larger, more aggressive specimen killing off the smaller. its really one same-species pair to a tank, unless the tank is several hundreds of gallons, filled with anemones and rockwork to break the line of sight.
as for multiple species- that will end with the larger, more aggressive specimen killing off the smaller. its really one same-species pair to a tank, unless the tank is several hundreds of gallons, filled with anemones and rockwork to break the line of sight.
