Fish dude32
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Anyone have any luck pairing these up?
True/False Percs
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Fish dude32
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Or had them in the same tank for that matter? (and not kill each other)
Pairing them up, yes. No problem at all. The initial introduction can go smooth (or is dicey); but no problem to do. I do this at my LFS for customers. Sometimes two fish will not get along; so I have to try a couple to find one acceptable to the female.
No harder than standing in front of a tank with a fishnet ready for 30 minutes or so, and then checking often throughout the day
No harder than standing in front of a tank with a fishnet ready for 30 minutes or so, and then checking often throughout the day
tangerine3486
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how do you tell the difference between male and female?
Behavior mostly. If a clown is alone, is a female. If a clown is trying to kill another clown, the aggressive one is a female.
Almost always, the big one is the female.
If you place a larger clown and a smaller clown together, you sort of nudge them in the direction of which one will be male and which one female. But this does not always work. Just today at the shop, the owner placed a tiny new clown from a tank of them with a larger female, and the female did her best to kill it (they are both percs). Seems the smaller one must have already started the change. I had to separate.
Always a good idea to have a net handy when pairing clowns for the first time. Often is apparent immediately that the female won't accept the male. Sometimes takes a few hours.
Almost always, the big one is the female.
If you place a larger clown and a smaller clown together, you sort of nudge them in the direction of which one will be male and which one female. But this does not always work. Just today at the shop, the owner placed a tiny new clown from a tank of them with a larger female, and the female did her best to kill it (they are both percs). Seems the smaller one must have already started the change. I had to separate.
Always a good idea to have a net handy when pairing clowns for the first time. Often is apparent immediately that the female won't accept the male. Sometimes takes a few hours.
Fish dude32
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Thanks Clownfish, that helps a lot. I'm putting them together now!