Maroon vs. Percula??
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Dean Ladd
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Maroons have reputation as being mean. I have a maroon clown in my 135 and she can be real mean, exspecially if another fish or my hand gets near her BTA. Also they get pretty big and in a few years would look like a whale in a swimming pool in a 30 gal tank.
I would say stick with the perc, six line and some kind of blenny, dottyback or other small fish. IMO 3's the limit but when it comes to fish but I am a firm believer in less is better. Less fish= less stress on the tanks biological system, which= happy tank.
I would say stick with the perc, six line and some kind of blenny, dottyback or other small fish. IMO 3's the limit but when it comes to fish but I am a firm believer in less is better. Less fish= less stress on the tanks biological system, which= happy tank.
cherubfish pair
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This isn't always true for 2 clowns of mixed species, but 2 juvenile clowns will fight, and fight, and fight (this is not to be misunderstood as courtship) until the dominate one changes sex and becomes a female.
It's called protogynous hermaphrodytism, spelling?
All clowns of all species start out as males and when two juvenile clowns are placed in one tank they duke it out until one becomes a domineering, larger, female.
You should be aware of this when you put two clowns together because they need lots of space for fighting and they should have a lid on the tank in case they jump while doing this.
If you want two clowns in the same tank it's much better if you buy two that have already been paired this way. :mixed:
It's called protogynous hermaphrodytism, spelling?
All clowns of all species start out as males and when two juvenile clowns are placed in one tank they duke it out until one becomes a domineering, larger, female.
You should be aware of this when you put two clowns together because they need lots of space for fighting and they should have a lid on the tank in case they jump while doing this.
If you want two clowns in the same tank it's much better if you buy two that have already been paired this way. :mixed:
Dean Ladd
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I would agree with you on this point
But ultimitly not matter what IMO a Maroon clown is just to much fish for a 30 gal tank once it matures. Now you could get away with it for a while but eventually you will need to move it to a bigger system.
By the way I do love my Maroon clown and IMO a very attractive fish. But she is not afraid of anything including me.
You see every fish in my 135 in this photo except my six line wrasse. don't let the Green Chromis foul you it is right up front This picture gives you no idea how big the Tang and Clown are.
NanoReefWanabe
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i thought clowns were Asexual...or without sex until such a point they see it fit to become one or the other, via fighting or loss of a dominant female....or is that only with a school of clowns..
anyway i thought i read that some where here..
either way the maroon is a bully for sure...
anyway i thought i read that some where here..
either way the maroon is a bully for sure...
cherubfish pair
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That's a good question. I don't know if a clown all by itself in a tank will become a female since there's no others. In other words it will get big and mature.
On the other hand, the fighting process might be what triggers the sex change.
I'll have to look it up in my Clownfishes book.
