Sexing Tomato Clown

Imperial · 03-16-2004, 11:44 AM

I want to try breeding my tomato clown. My question is, how can I tell if I have a male or female?

thanks

Cougra · 03-16-2004, 12:15 PM

All clowns are born male and the most dominant one will turn female. The female is the largest of the pair. In theory if you have to young male clowns, they will pair up and one will become the female and the other will become the breeding male. However, it's possible that the female can still reject the male.

rookie · 03-16-2004, 12:28 PM

cougra is correct, If you have kept your current tomato in your tank by itself for more than six week it is now definitely a female.. your quest should begin by finding a male...

cheeks69 · 03-16-2004, 02:07 PM

Clownfish are protandrous hermaphrodites. They are hatched as sexually immature fish. Based on signals from their environment and being physically mature (12-24 months) they will either remain sexually immature, change into a male or change into a male then female. This is a one way trip, sexless to male never to be sexless again and male to female never to be male again.

A clownfish kept by its self will become a female in a short period of time if it is physically mature, in as little as a month.

Two female clowns will fight. The tell tale sign that you have two females is fighting ending in the two locking their mouths together.

Awesome info on pairing clowns

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=215098

angnak · 03-16-2004, 02:35 PM

If a clownfish is sexually mature (say the fish is 15 months old) and has turned into a male and you put this little guy in your tank by himself, will he turn into a female? The reason why I ask is because I had this situation and introduced a larger clownfish thinking it was a female and they never fought and bonded but never had babies? Were they both female? Or does it depend on the enviroment? Or did the "female" turn out to be the male?

cheeks69 · 03-16-2004, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by angnak
If a clownfish is sexually mature (say the fish is 15 months old) and has turned into a male and you put this little guy in your tank by himself, will he turn into a female?

This is a one way trip, sexless to male never to be sexless again and male to female never to be male again.

Imperial · 03-17-2004, 01:34 PM

ok so more that likely the one that I've had in my tank for 10 months has already turned into a female and hopefully it will not reject the male I introduce.

thanks

EdgeKrusher · 03-17-2004, 02:08 PM

Hopefully. It could reject the new clown just because Clown fish are territorial by nature. The new clown could be seen as a threat, or just as a trespasser and be rejected. It depends upon the temperment of the clown, each is different.

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Imperial Limpet Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jax, Fl Posts: 138 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sexing Tomato Clown I want to try breeding my tomato clown. My question is, how can I tell if I have a male or female? thanks __________________ Behold the amazing powers of Garlic.

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Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	All clowns are born male and the most dominant one will turn female. The female is the largest of the pair. In theory if you have to young male clowns, they will pair up and one will become the female and the other will become the breeding male. However, it's possible that the female can still reject the male. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Clownfish are protandrous hermaphrodites. They are hatched as sexually immature fish. Based on signals from their environment and being physically mature (12-24 months) they will either remain sexually immature, change into a male or change into a male then female. This is a one way trip, sexless to male never to be sexless again and male to female never to be male again. A clownfish kept by its self will become a female in a short period of time if it is physically mature, in as little as a month. Two female clowns will fight. The tell tale sign that you have two females is fighting ending in the two locking their mouths together. Awesome info on pairing clowns http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=215098 __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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angnak Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 556 View Gallery Karma Komment	If a clownfish is sexually mature (say the fish is 15 months old) and has turned into a male and you put this little guy in your tank by himself, will he turn into a female? The reason why I ask is because I had this situation and introduced a larger clownfish thinking it was a female and they never fought and bonded but never had babies? Were they both female? Or does it depend on the enviroment? Or did the "female" turn out to be the male? __________________ 210gal AGA SW tank. 3 250w MH 4 160w VHOs, 30 gal refuge, ASM Skimmer, Orange shoulder tang, Black tang, Naso tang, 2 orange percs, 2 black percs, 1 lawnmower blenny, a pair of scooter blennies, 5 cleaner shrimp, 5 peppermint shrimp, zebra crabs, halloween crabs, scarlett crabs, various other crabs and snails, 1 rock anemone, 2 colonies of button polyps, 3 colony of star polyps, 3 BTAs, monti cap, various acros

03-17-2004, 01:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Imperial Limpet Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jax, Fl Posts: 138 View Gallery Karma Komment	ok so more that likely the one that I've had in my tank for 10 months has already turned into a female and hopefully it will not reject the male I introduce. thanks __________________ Behold the amazing powers of Garlic.

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rookie Fire Coral Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: florida Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	cougra is correct, If you have kept your current tomato in your tank by itself for more than six week it is now definitely a female.. your quest should begin by finding a male...

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EdgeKrusher Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN Posts: 716 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hopefully. It could reject the new clown just because Clown fish are territorial by nature. The new clown could be seen as a threat, or just as a trespasser and be rejected. It depends upon the temperment of the clown, each is different. __________________ ((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸>< ((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸. `·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.

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