Pairing Clownfish

[tess&ellie]

can I put 3 clown fish in a 25g cube

can I put 3 clown fish in a 25g cube

Hi
I started in saltwater because i just had to have a clown I have to young tank raised perk and they have not yet paired they stay together at times but i have noticed they sleep at oppisit sides of the tank. OK here is the big question can i add a baby black & white to this tank wil the orange and white clowns I have no other fish would 3 be a bad thing? I have only had them for a week so i thought if it was ok I could add before they become to old.

Thanks for any help with this matter:wave:

 

[aquakid32]

i have 2 picasso clown fish in a 220 gallon reef tank. i used to have a carpet anemone for them but that died. ever sence then they will not go back in a different anemone. if any one has any ideas on how to make them go back in a anemone plzzz help. =)

 

[borillion_star]

My true percs seem to be sexually confused. One got bigger than the other but now the are similar in size and the one I was sure was the female will every once in a while do the submission posture to the one I thought was the male. The smaller one does it a lot more though. Should this be cause for consern?

 

[dalilgriffith]

I have 2 Ocellaris Clowns that I bought as a pair and I've had them for about 3 months. I just bought a RBTA that is kinda small. What do I have to do to:
1. Entice them to accept their anemone as their host
2. Mate
Also I their any particular landscaping thing that needs to be set up to further entice the clown's to mate?

My Anemone

My Clown's about a month ago(crap photo I know)

Putting them all in a specimen container (largest you can find) can speed up the process.

 

[chrissu]

I had seen one clown striking another clown from time to time thinking that one was going to kill the other. Based on this thread, I now I know that was normal behavior. Thanks!

 

[pompeyjohn]

Hi I have a question regarding water flow.

I currently have two very small true percs in a 24 gallon cube. Each fish is less than an inch in length. After nearly two months of being together one is clearly larger, and their behavior suggests they are now mated.

They very rarely swim around the tank - preferring to stay in areas of low flow behind the power-heads. I am aware that it is feasible they have chosen that area[or the power-heads themselves] to host. However, could it be because they stay in these areas because there is too much flow in the tank?

The sump return is a maxijet 1200, and there are also two koralia nano 425s running. I have tried as much as possible to make the flow random in the tank.

Everything I have read online suggests that the fish will be fine with a lot of flow. However, I have my doubts, and would greatly appreciate advice from the other perc keepers and breeders in this thread.

Thanks in advance.

 

[ryanlking]

Pairing gold bar maroon clowns

Pairing gold bar maroon clowns

So, just followed the advice here and it appears to have worked. I bought a mated pair 4 years back and the female died the first night. Two weeks ago, I bought a small juvenile male (my male had already switched to female and was laying eggs).

We quarantined the male for two weeks in a separate tank. I had a small plastic holding cage in the separate tank. When it came time, I scooped the small male into the cup and put the lid on. I then put it into the main tank for the night and a couple hours the next morning. I then release them and they immediately paired up.

THanks!

 

[Reefman79]

Great thread.

 

[baumgardner]

thanks for the info two days ago i came across some of to coolest clowns and they were not all out fighting but showing behaviour more or less word for word to what was posted i was going to seperate them but they will work it out.....

 

[bexar]

We're getting a little despirate over here. Does anyone know of a hormone we can use for the "just friends" fish we been enabling/supporting?

Our system has 8 cubes plumbed to a 2 sumps. So far we have 50% spawning pairs. The others are very s-l-o-w but have shown interest for over a year. Maybe some Marvin Gay music and candle light will help?...

I know, you can't fool with Mother Nature. But does anyone have any suggestions.

 

[D-Rod]

I have a couple of pairs in my tank and I noticed them spawning when my temp a constant 78.

 

[JAGreef]

Sorry if this question has been answered earlier in this thread.

Approx. two weeks ago I purchased 2 perc "paired" clowns. They were both about 1 to 1 1/2" and seemed to be eating and adjusting well in my tank. They did tend to stay very close to the top but I did not notice any stress.

This morning I found one of them had gone carpet swimming...

How long should I wait to get another perc to start the "pairing" process again with the new fish?

 

[Ethan_W]

I have a verry small, verry aggro female true perc named Rampage, Who lived alone in a 24g cube for the last 3 months.

I recently mail ordered a mate for her and told the people the fish should be small less then a year at the outside and male.

The next day I recieved My fish and gave him a few days alone in thier future 55. I realized that Homer (the new fish) was actually bigger then rampage. Uh-Oh... I called the breeder and he told me the fish was likely yet to even be a male and "is definetly not a female" .. Ok whew thats a plus.

So I added rampage to the 55 for a trial run while I monitor closely. Rampage pushes Homer around for a bit, Rampage Shakes and shimmys abit. Homer does not respond at all. Finally Rampage bites Homers pectoral in a nasty attack. Even after I break them up I can see Rampage is in the "Red Zone" so I put her in the fuge to cool off. I tried again the next day with the same result.

I am confused as to why Homer doesnt seem to know the birds and the bee's and seems oblivious to and of Rampages advances. Also advice on what steps to take next please.

Thanks chris.

This is a video of them Rampage is the smaller blacker female.

obviously you have a very aggressive female on your hand. you need to put it with a smaller male. not a bigger "male". homer might end up turning on rampage if you keep them together. could be a fight to the death. ask the place who sent you the new clown to exchange it for another smaller one. you will see aggressiveness at first even with a small clown, but hopefully if it submits your female will accept it

Hi
I started in saltwater because i just had to have a clown I have to young tank raised perk and they have not yet paired they stay together at times but i have noticed they sleep at oppisit sides of the tank. OK here is the big question can i add a baby black & white to this tank wil the orange and white clowns I have no other fish would 3 be a bad thing? I have only had them for a week so i thought if it was ok I could add before they become to old.

Thanks for any help with this matter:wave:

no you should not add another clown. 2 is the max you should have. two of the clowns will pair off and more than likely start to bully the odd man out

My true percs seem to be sexually confused. One got bigger than the other but now the are similar in size and the one I was sure was the female will every once in a while do the submission posture to the one I thought was the male. The smaller one does it a lot more though. Should this be cause for consern?

no cause for concern. the shaking is just a sign of submission. your smaller one should be doing it more often. my clowns have been paired for 6 months and my male still does that "dance"

Hi I have a question regarding water flow.

I currently have two very small true percs in a 24 gallon cube. Each fish is less than an inch in length. After nearly two months of being together one is clearly larger, and their behavior suggests they are now mated.

They very rarely swim around the tank - preferring to stay in areas of low flow behind the power-heads. I am aware that it is feasible they have chosen that area[or the power-heads themselves] to host. However, could it be because they stay in these areas because there is too much flow in the tank?

The sump return is a maxijet 1200, and there are also two koralia nano 425s running. I have tried as much as possible to make the flow random in the tank.

Everything I have read online suggests that the fish will be fine with a lot of flow. However, I have my doubts, and would greatly appreciate advice from the other perc keepers and breeders in this thread.

Thanks in advance.

chances are it's not the flow, they have just chosen that area to call their home. clowns usually love to play in the flow when they venture out from their host. at least mine do. my 29g has about 1150+ gph of flow

Sorry if this question has been answered earlier in this thread.

Approx. two weeks ago I purchased 2 perc "paired" clowns. They were both about 1 to 1 1/2" and seemed to be eating and adjusting well in my tank. They did tend to stay very close to the top but I did not notice any stress.

This morning I found one of them had gone carpet swimming...

How long should I wait to get another perc to start the "pairing" process again with the new fish?

you dont need to wait at all. go and add a new one, just make sure it's the same kind of clown, and similar or smaller in size. especially if they are still juveniles, they wont get depressed about losing their pal and will usually accept a new partner with ease

 

[ivon1955]

Okay, so here is my question...my LFS has 3 white strip maroons, maybe an inch and a half in legth...MAYBE, they are very, very young. 2 have kind of paired off and I was wandering if I bought both of those at the same time would they pair up? From what I read they would, but then there is the Maroon pairing paragraph where it said to start with one....just kind of wandering which way to go. Again, these little guys are tiny!

 

[deangelr]

IMO/IME, it is easier to pair a very large maroon with a very small maroon then hope that two juveniles pair up, same goes for tomato complex clowns.

But, pairing two juvenile maroons/tomatoes CAN work..

 

[tekim]

Great Thread - had all the answers I was looking for!

Thanks!

 

[DrBegalke]

Informative thread, trying to pair some snowflakes now and lot's of good information here.

 

[jcs11236]

great thread. i have a tomato clown that i have had for over 6 years. i been wanting to pair my fish for the past few months. feel like my tomato needs a partner. so i have been reading up on pairing. My current clown is 2.5"-3". i went out and bought a small 1-1.5" tomato. i placed the juv in a container and placed it next to were clown/rbta is located. The following day i let the lil guy go and my clown started attacking the lil guy. chasing him all over the tank. after the lil guy got bit in the lip/mouth i placed him back in container. Today i let him go again and the same is occuring. the lil guy is geting chased! he has no chance to lay sideways! lol. today he got his lil fin ripped a bit so i placed him back in container. should i let him loose for longer? should i try again? any advise will be helpful

 

[allendavant]

Cool thread! I just bought two Onyx Snowflake Occys. They are very small so I'm hoping they are still un-sexed. They have been fighting a lot, and I've been a little worried. I hope one will become dominant soon and the fighting will cease. Super cool fish though. I'm hoping to get a RBTA for then eventually, but I'm waiting for my tank to mature a little. It is only 8 months old right now.

 

[HurricaneCaleb]

Awesome thread. I bought 2 Black and White Ocellaris from my LFS. I assume they are from the same batch. Will they eventually breed? Will that result in baby clowns with 3 fins?