Questions about adding a mate

[flyyyguy]

heres the deal...ive got a false perc hosted by a large condi....ive had for a couple years. The clown is fat and pretty large for a false i think.....nearly 3" i would guess.

How would i go about sexing it or adding a mate???

Is it as simple as throwing in a new smaller false perc?? Does it have to be a false perc?? Are there other choices??


I considered getting rid of them a few months ago as I wanted the space the nem took up.....but Im REALLY glad i didnt as the pair was one of the few survivors of my recent crash. The nem is also very well behaved......hasnt moved once in the 11 months its been in the 225.

 

[Moonstream]

you sex by the size. they start out sex less, then turn to a male, then a female. Its a one way trip, a female will always be a female, and a male will never be sex less again. almost all single clowns are female, and it is a deadly mistake to add another female, as they will kill each other. Add a smaller one, maybe 1" and the small one will turn to male. the only other kind of clown you could add would be a true perc. tho its like 10X better to add a false perc, so that they wont bully each other.

 

[kkyyllee]

get the smallest false perc. you can find, its not odd at all for false percs to grow to 3-4 inches