pairing maroons

[Tom-Kat]

ok i have a 3inch maroon clown which im pretty sure is a female and i want to pair it up. i know that i need to get one much smaller than the one i already have. now ive seen and heard about putting the new clown in some type of critter cage?

 

[davocean]

Yes, get a small one and intro in specimen cont close to where female is.
Give 2-3 days and watch for male twitching for her.
Also watch her, is she curious, or is she slamming at male.

 

[Tom-Kat]

ok cool now did u make that contaner or did u buy it some where?

 

[davocean]

A local dealer gave that to me.
You can use about anything that is clear and has vents/holes.
Most LFS have spec cont pretty cheap.

 

[Tom-Kat]

alright cool thanks for the help!! hopefully they will have a small maroon there oh and also does it matter if i get a gold bar will it pair with the white bar maroon i have now?

 

[davocean]

That's what I have, a female WSM and a male GSM

 

[Tom-Kat]

oh ok cool

 

[Tom-Kat]

update!!
With the advice of davocean i succefully paired my clowns!!
Sorry for the pics best i could do

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[lastdrummist]

Looks like the little guy got some of his talk fin bit off. Congrats on getting yours to mate, I tried the all natural way (no spec container) and the big one ripped the little one to shreds in no time, before I could stop her.

 

[davocean]

Nice! glad that worked out.
Is the male W or G stripe?

 

[Tom-Kat]

white stripe. suprisingly i got him at petco thats why his tale is a little shredded, they keep all maroons in one tank. and they were the only place that had them this small

 

[angry.clownfish]

congrats on a couple nice fishes. maroons ftw

 

[NYIntensity]

rofl; maroons ftw +1

 

[GSMguy]

+1
Indeed Maroons FTMFW:lol:

 

[NYIntensity]

I guess I can't +1 that since I already have, but ...why not

Maroons, FTMFW +1

 

[Tom-Kat]

whats (FTMFW)??

 

[Haddonisreef]

I thought i was the only one? (FTMFW)

 

[NYIntensity]

Absolutely not! That brings the count to what, 4?

 

[davocean]

Yeah, what the ^&*% does FTMFW mean?
You talkin' bout my mama?!LOL

 

[Achapman]

for the mother f'ing win