How to spot a pair of maroon clown?

[bud]

For example there are few LFS I went to has maybe group of maroon clowns.

Are the 2 of them hanging out together in the corner are those a couple?

The one following the other one a couple?

Any tips on how to spot a couple?

thank you

 

[Deanos]

The odds of a pair of maroons pairing off in an LFS tank is slim. Your best bet would be to buy 2 or 3 and let them pair off in your tank after a period of quarantine.

 

[masterswimmer]

I would buy two from the same tank. One should be one of the larger ones in the tank (likely to be female) and one of the smaller ones (likely to be male). If you were to follow Dean's suggestion, I'd get three small and let one of them morph into a female.

swimmer

 

[yiliyang]

Easiest way is to buy an established pair from someone. I happen to have a pair. If you are going to build a pair yourself, put them(One large and one small) in the same tank and in time the larger one will become the female, and they should hang out together most times. Maroons can be nasty fishes, so if you are going to make your own pair, maybe you should put a guppy cage in the tank and leave the smaller one in there. Once they get use to each other, then let the little one out.

Good luck.

 

[alistair]

As Deanos and Masterswimmer said, buy two ....one big, one small and let nature do its thing.

 

[DallasNYC]

I paired up mine with the same advice above. One big, one small. Left the smaller one in a guppy cage for 4 or 5 days. You will see the the larger one being very aggressive towards the little one. The little one will show it's submissiveness by quivering. Even after letting the little one out of the guppy cage, the big one bullied it for several more days. Now they are a happy couple.

 

[reefman]

watch n c if 1 of them is constantly naggin the other 1.





:joke:

 

[Wolverine57]

These are mine...got a few weeks ago! From a LFS one big and one small! They are inseperatable.

 

[bud]

I thought about 3 but the bioload on the QT tank would be too much. As I am going to treat it as it has ick.

I'm going to take you guys advice and get one small and one big also one that is really nagging the other for a long time.

Wolverine nice..

Thanks guys

 

[Wolverine57]

Thanks! Good luck bud! We are here for you!