Male clownfish in the pair died, suggestions?

[Natalie890]

A year and a half ago I bought two juvenile true percula clownfish and they have been a mated pair for about a year now (one of them became the dominant female and is now bigger and more aggressive). They hosted a sea anemone together for the last 6 months and the male still sometimes did the twitching thing. I left for college and now my dad has been taking care of my tank under my instruction, but he forgot to put the screen over the intake of a pump and my male clownfish got sucked into the pump. Needless to say i was devastated, they were my first fish and I loved them more than i can explain.

So i am wondering, will the female ever pair up with another clownfish again? I know they have a hierarchy system in the wild, but will it happen in a tank as well? And if i do get another clownfish should it be a juvenile or the most aggressive male in the tank. I cant imagine trading in charlie (female clown) for a new pair of clownfish, but i would really like to have a mated pair in my tank. Any suggestions on buying a new fish for her?

 

[this is me]

I would get a smaller true percula clown. It will get beat up a little by the female initially but they will eventually get along. Don't get another juvi. The large female will easily kill it.

 

[gotoneon]

My female Clarki died for no apparent reason last year, the male became the female and is quite large and agressive now. I also wanted a pair so I kept going to fish stores looking for the smallest little clarki that was hosting in a nem. I finally found a really small guy at petco which I typically don't trust but the price was right and he was hosting in one of those $7 white anemones they sell. I bought them both and put them in my quarintine tank. My current clown has a big bubble tip but I was able to get a big purple long tentical for $30 from a friend so I also through that into the Q tank. Within about and hour the new clarki had established himself in the LTA. After quarintine I put the LTA in a lrg bowl and caught the clarki and put him in the bowl, I lowered them both

 

[gotoneon]

oops, thumb posted for me, laptops...

anyways, I put them both into the big tank together on the sand about 18" away from the BTA and big clarki. All the other fish checked the new addition out and so did the big clarki. She showed no signs of aggression but when she touched the tenticals she diffedently jumped back the first couple times. Over about four days she would come down and hang out with the little guy and even lay in the LTA for very short periods, then on the fifth or so day I checked out the tank in the morning before the lights where on and they where both sleeping in the LTA. I think this was a really good natural way to introduce the two because they both had their own space and anemones, so the process happended slowly and more naturally. It has been two more weeks and the big one still goes back and forth between the two nems but the little guy sticks to his. They are about 1" and 3.5", Big size difference. I have pics if I can figure out how to post them.

 

[davocean]

I would just get another juvy, and intro in a specimen container to be safe.
Those floating breeder containers work great.
You should be able to see the difference between female being either curious, or launching at it trying to kill it.

 

[davocean]

This is what I use to intro new male.

 

[NirvanaFan]

Buying one of the smallest you can find will probably help them get used to each other. The new fish will give in and not fight as much if it is significantly smaller.

 

[davocean]

Buying one of the smallest you can find will probably help them get used to each other. The new fish will give in and not fight as much if it is significantly smaller.

I agree w/ this, but it will still be up to the female to decide to accept the new male presented.
I gave that particular female 2 other very small males that she refused and for what reason I don't know.
Those males tried twitching, but she was on the attack so fast it was like they were swimming as fast as they could to get a second to stop and twitch, but she had none of it.
The 3rd male she never even looked angry, just curious.
All 3 males were from the same place, and all 3 were about as small as I've ever seen sold.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I agree with you Davocean. The Maroons are hard to pair sometimes, and the females can be downright crazy.

 

[Quickcord]

Davocean, the momment I saw the first 2 pics all I could hear was the theme from JAWS.

Quickcord

 

[davocean]

Davocean, the momment I saw the first 2 pics all I could hear was the theme from JAWS.

Quickcord

LOL, that was her nickname!
That maroon drew blood on me MANY times!!