Urgent: Need advice/tips pairing clowns!

[Hirbod]

Hey guys,

So I've had a small-- maybe 1-2 inch-- "Half-Striped" Clownfish already in my tank, and I just put in a huge, mature, female True Percula Clownfish that is about 5-6 inches..

My battle plan is to just leave them both in the tank and see how things play out, but I'm wondering if there is anything specific I can do to higher the chances of them pairing rather than just tolerating themselves.

I really would love to Pair these Clowns!
Experts please help!

 

[stingeragent]

LOL. Well those are opposite ends of the spectrum. My guess is they will be fine. Are you sure the female is a true perc? I've never seen or heard of one that big. Can you post a pic? I recently introduced a clown that was about 4 months old to my clown that is female, and about 2". They have had 0 problems. I think the larger clowns know that a tiny one isn't gonna be a problem, and so no fighting for "femaleness" takes place. I did have a pair and both clowns were roughly the same size although one was the dominant in the tank. They fought for a while. Unfortunately while moving tanks the male carpet surfed, which is why I put in a new one. I think you'll be fine.

Edit: I'd really like a pic. Largest clown I've seen was about 6 in but it was a tomato. Never seen a perc larger than 3ish inches.

 

[CHizer]

Yeah, I'd question the type of clown if it's that big. Other than that they'll pair up fine.

 

[Hirbod]

Here is the photo of the female!

Here is the photo of the female!

This is my female Clownfish!

 

[Dkuhlmann]

It appears to maybe be True Percula the eyes appear to be orange around the black center. Can you post a better picture of this one I'm having a hard time seeing the eyes for id?

What are you calling a half stripe clownfish? Can you post a picture please? I'm guessing its a missbar of some sort but would be helpful

 

[davocean]

Well hopefully your first one is still a male, depending on which it is closer to, 1 or 2"
So w/ that in mind, I would definitely intro in a breeder box or specimen container, see if it does the twitch when they are close.
You are actually doing opposite than what most of us do, intro a young male to an established female, but if existing is still male should be fine.
A female of that size could kill it in no time at all, so if you like that clown, I would definitely keep isolated and easily removable until you examine their behavior.