StillerNat
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I am sort of torn on what to do right now.
here is my blight. I bought a pair of Snow's from Doni in November 09 and recently one died. i dont know how or when, cause i didnt find a carcass. (my CUC is exceptional) Parameters are perfect, No ammonia, nitrates, nitrites. tested using salifert kits.
tank is jbj 24g hqi nano. other fish include, YWG randall shrimp, friedmani dotty, pygmy angel, blue coral banded shrimp, rbta. all fish are healthy and have no signs of anything wrong. last fish added was a month ago or later. no predators, like stars or mantis.
so, after that is out of the way here are my questions. how old are clowns when they become male/female? if 2 females or males are added will one be a male/female eventually? Since i have a very nice clown left that i estimate is about 7 - 8 months old here is 2 choices i can do to try and make a mated pair.
i have a person who would sell me their similarly aged snow to pair up with mine ( their clown died like mine and they have 1 left) . if they are around 8 months old, can they become a mated pair? or is it too late for them to change their sex?
my other choice is purchasing another clown from the breeder i got them from, and try to pair the new baby with my clown. which i am wary of this due to the fact its much smaller and dont want it to be picked on excessively.
or 3rd, i could try and sell my clown and get another small pair. i would hate to do this last step cause i wanted to see if they would mate and lay eggs eventually. and it would set me back 6 months or so to start over again
my main concern is getting the older clown only to have 2 females ( or males) duke it out in my tank. its not like they are a pair of $20 clowns to try it out with, this is a $200 fish. so i want to be absolute certain before i go diving into this. i was told that the clowns are born males and after about a year they are permanently sexed? true?
here is my blight. I bought a pair of Snow's from Doni in November 09 and recently one died. i dont know how or when, cause i didnt find a carcass. (my CUC is exceptional) Parameters are perfect, No ammonia, nitrates, nitrites. tested using salifert kits.
tank is jbj 24g hqi nano. other fish include, YWG randall shrimp, friedmani dotty, pygmy angel, blue coral banded shrimp, rbta. all fish are healthy and have no signs of anything wrong. last fish added was a month ago or later. no predators, like stars or mantis.
so, after that is out of the way here are my questions. how old are clowns when they become male/female? if 2 females or males are added will one be a male/female eventually? Since i have a very nice clown left that i estimate is about 7 - 8 months old here is 2 choices i can do to try and make a mated pair.
i have a person who would sell me their similarly aged snow to pair up with mine ( their clown died like mine and they have 1 left) . if they are around 8 months old, can they become a mated pair? or is it too late for them to change their sex?
my other choice is purchasing another clown from the breeder i got them from, and try to pair the new baby with my clown. which i am wary of this due to the fact its much smaller and dont want it to be picked on excessively.
or 3rd, i could try and sell my clown and get another small pair. i would hate to do this last step cause i wanted to see if they would mate and lay eggs eventually. and it would set me back 6 months or so to start over again
my main concern is getting the older clown only to have 2 females ( or males) duke it out in my tank. its not like they are a pair of $20 clowns to try it out with, this is a $200 fish. so i want to be absolute certain before i go diving into this. i was told that the clowns are born males and after about a year they are permanently sexed? true?
