Sex changing

[badbreath]

Hey Everyone, I just put 2 juvenile Ocellaris in my 80 gallon classroom's tank and as part of the class instruction today we read the wikipedia article on Ocellaris clownfish.

A question came up from one of my students about the sex changing ability of the fish. They wanted to know, "Can the female fish change back to a male fish?"

If you can help, that would be really cool.

Thanks
Ryan

 

[Whip316]

the answer is no. clowns are born with both parts. the clownfish can be a male and turn into a female if the mate dies or is removed, but once it turns into a female, it cannot turn back.