Janet Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 My brother has a tank that had a mated pair of clowns (percula) in it. Yesterday he found the male outside the tank it had apparently jumped. So my question is will the female allow another male to enter the domain and will she mate again with a different male, and can you cross the types. Like a dark male or other type of clown? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindside Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 You might not want to mix clown species, you will end up with another dead clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 You might not want to mix clown species, you will end up with another dead clown Thanks, I will relate that to him. But, would she mate with another percula male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thanks, I will relate that to him. But, would she mate with another percula male? Maybe - Just because you put a male and female together does not mean they will become a pair. My guess is if you put another male in right away she will know it is not her 'mate' and will not be friendly with it. With a little time, perhaps weeks? before another male is introduced this might work. Were it me I would try to sell the female or make her part of a trade for a known pair or two very small clowns who are hopefully both male still. JMO Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindside Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I think it to be more of a 50 50 chance, but doubt she will mate again with any other clown any time soon. If you have had the clown for a long time already, I would keep her. And hope that later she would gain interest in another clown you might put in the tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 ok forgive me for this but I have to: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedelgado Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I had a gsm maroon pair that bred for years. the female was much larger, it seemed like the male didnt grow at all and the female was growing fast.the female died.I introduced another gsm clown much smaller than the male I still had. the male wouldnt let the new tiny fish come out in the open w/o harrasing it for about three weeks. It was pretty sad. the new fish would just hide out all day stuck in a corner.Then they were paired up one morning and are still a pair to this day years later. the existing male became the female and the new one the male. the new one is only slifgtly larger than the day I got him while the previous male put on a super fast growth spurt. they are now in the possession of aggman because they kept knocking my corals over .very very strong willed fish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedelgado Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 ok forgive me for this but I have to: that is hillarious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 that is hillarious! i know right...been waiting to use that for a while 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 By brother in law lost his male a while back. He bought a new one that was half the size of the female and they hooked up right away. Not saying it is guaranteed but it is possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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