Two ocellaris females, will they pair?

[zachfishman]

At work we have a large (400gallon) reef setup with a single, female (by default) ocellaris clown. I too have a single, female ocellaris and am dismantling my nano. If combined, would they simply fight or would one revert to male (is backwards trans possible) and pair up?

 

[BethanyM]

they do not revert back to male. They will fight.

 

[phender]

If both clowns are large, then they would likely both be female. However, if one or both are small (less than 2") it does not always follow that just because they have been alone for an extended amount of time, that they have become female.
Info gathered from wild clowns doesn't always translate to clowns in aquariums.

 

[BethanyM]

It wont be easy to retrieve a fish from a 400g setup so I prefer to leave my answer as is. I wouldnt take the chance.

 

[ArgonDreams]

If it's a female (over 2" roughly) then I wouldn't keep them together. However in a very large volume size they can establish their own territories. Are they both going into the 400?