Would a pair of maroons outgrow a 29 gallon tank?
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davocean
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If they are bought as juvies, and getting along, they have a pretty good chance at pairing up, you'll just notice one will grow much faster than the other.
If they fight to where there is alot of fin tearing, only then would I worry/pull one.
You'll most likely be fine.
In a nem dedicated tank, I like to at least add nem safe inverts to mix it up/add flare, so like a nem shrimp, sexy shrimp, or a porcelain crab would be cool, and maybe a cleaner shrimp.
If they fight to where there is alot of fin tearing, only then would I worry/pull one.
You'll most likely be fine.
In a nem dedicated tank, I like to at least add nem safe inverts to mix it up/add flare, so like a nem shrimp, sexy shrimp, or a porcelain crab would be cool, and maybe a cleaner shrimp.
Update:It's obvious which clown is going to become the female. But I'm slightly worried about the other guy. The less dominate stays put in one corner and if he moves as much as an inch the bigger maroon is all over him. Ive done plenty of clowns but never a pair of maroons. Is this normal in the beginning?
Winwood
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That's pretty much par for the course. I used to work at a dedicated saltwater store and for much of the time I was left there all by my lonesome. So for entertainment I used to try and pair up a lot of the clownfish we had on hand. For the most part all of the young maroons, either gold stripe or (espescially ) white stripe would fight excessively when placed together.
In my experience it isn't necessarily the ratio of size discrepency between the two that causes the problem but more the fact that you have one of them that is small enough to accept the submissive role. What I mean by this is a lot of times you can take a 1" fish and put it with a 2" fish and have them cohabitate very nicely. However if you take a 2" maroon and try and mate it with a 4" maroon the chances of them pairing are far less. A 1" fish paired with a 4" fish (smallest with largest) is pretty much ideal with this species, as is the case with tomatos (frenatus specifically). Conversely two 1" maroon clownfish will almost always tear each other to shreds!
In my experience it isn't necessarily the ratio of size discrepency between the two that causes the problem but more the fact that you have one of them that is small enough to accept the submissive role. What I mean by this is a lot of times you can take a 1" fish and put it with a 2" fish and have them cohabitate very nicely. However if you take a 2" maroon and try and mate it with a 4" maroon the chances of them pairing are far less. A 1" fish paired with a 4" fish (smallest with largest) is pretty much ideal with this species, as is the case with tomatos (frenatus specifically). Conversely two 1" maroon clownfish will almost always tear each other to shreds!
Ok thanks for the replies and reassurance. It's funny to watch because at night time they are pretty much cuddling together but as soon as the lights go on, the bigger maroon shows it's dominance right away. The only time the smaller clown really moves is when I feed them. After feeding it goes back to it's place again. How long will it take for them to become male and female assuming they are on good behavior?
I'm planning on having multiple BTAs in the tank to avoid "one" getting beat up. The bigger maroon clown has been easy on the smaller one lately. I think maybe they have passed the chaos phase and are now just going to grow with the bigger maroon becoming female and the smaller becoming male.
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