lookn' for a mated pair of clown

[Tru2nr]

well these are so small and called "nano-clowns" like these things are tiny thats why but around here clowns are kinda expensive talkn' 40 for a ocellaris usually

[Tru2nr]

so heres a question...will a false and a true pair up because i didn't realize untill i got home my clowns were different...but they swim togeather non-stop heres a pic

[BarbMazz]

I thought you were going to wait a few weeks so your nem could adjust? What changed your mind?

[Tru2nr]

the price he offered me on these pair he said he'd only charge me for one...n that one was under $20...i know i know im a sucker for a deal though

[Tru2nr]

ok so as some know i bought two what was suposed to be falses to pair up and it turned out that one was a true and one was a false...they were thick as thieves tho never leaving each others side untill the true magically dissappeared so now im thinking about getting a single false to try and pair up with my other false i think he's lonely now..but im wondering since the false is already established in the tank should the new false i get be bigger then the one that i currently have or smaller to avoid territorial issues or does it not matter...and as much as i don't want to get a wild caught false im thinking i just might because they'll atleast know what an anenome is and might just lead the otherone to the anenome

[rmlevasseur]

i had my ocellaris clowns before my rbta. so far they haven't even noticed it

[Tru2nr]

yeah mine hasn't taken a notice to it he hangs around the red gorg when the polyps are extended and rubs all around it like thats his host which is really odd i'll have to get a pic of it sometime but hes going to be going away i have a feeling because im going to be getting a real mated pair when aqticjak can find me a really nice pair which im hoping is soon hehe *nudge nudge*

[lcstorc]

I would get the tank bred regardless. Some fish go to a nem and some don't it just depends on the fish.
As far as size on the new one it depends on the size of the old one. You want them to be a significantly different size so one turns into a female while the other stays male.

[Triggerjay]

MOFIB - Marine Ornamental Fish & Invertebrate Breeders - Marine Fish Breeding / Saltwater Fish Breeding / Marine Invertebrate Breeding

Great site on breeding any fish possible that you can in a reef tank...

Just from experience, A healthy spawning pair of clowns in ones tank, doesn't mean they will spawn for you. When you finally get them to lay eggs, they don't like change, and can stop for years if they decide to.. I agree with the paring method.. I did this with maroons, and bought the largest one the LFS had, and the smallest.. Make sure there is a large size difference between them.. Or just buy two juvies, and let them decide gender on their own.

Jason

[Triggerjay]

Originally Posted by Tru2nr

so heres a question...will a false and a true pair up?

yes they can. Any of the clown species EXCEPT maroons are of the same family. This is where Hybred clowns come from. In the ocean, both are from different geographic locations, so they would not meet in the wild.. But they can "inter-spawn" between genus.. but the family has to be the same... The Maroons are the only clowns of a different family.

Jason

[Tru2nr]

thats interesting yeah i was only entertaining the thought of a wild caught fish i prefer tank bred...

[rmlevasseur]

just so you know, i recently ordered two indo-ocean ocellaris from LiveAquaria, and both died of brooklynella. They credited me in full, but I won't buy another clown online. From now on I gotta see it eat before the credit card comes out.

All other animals I got from LiveAquaria are doing great.

[Tru2nr]

yeah well i trust aqtkjak especially since he said his last stock wasn't super super up to par and amazing looking