Sex and Cinnamon Clowns

[villious]

Good afternoon all,

I have two cinnamon clowns that I started in a 10 gallon FO tank. One clown was a little bit larger than the other. The larger one would pick on the smaller one to the point where he nipped most of the fins on the smaller clown.

I took the smaller clown out of the 10 gallon FO and put him in my 58 gallon reef. He has bonded with my BTA and is doing GREAT! All of his fins have grown back and he looks good. He is VERY aggressive when it comes to his BTA. Really funny to watch.

My question is how can I tell the sex of these two cinnamon clowns? Do you think it would be possible to move the other clown out of my 10 gallon and into my 58 gallon? Would the two clowns fight over the BTA, or would they share? They are pretty much the same size now.

Have a great day

Woody

 

[Grumpy Vet]

Damn....

This post was not what I thought it was going to be about......

GV

 

[Goldmoon]

Taken from Petwarehouse:

Unlike most other marine fishes, the female is much larger than the male of the same species, but no color differences differentiate the sexes. Clownfish also have the ability to change sex, where the most dominant male will become a female, and can successfully produce offspring. Clownfish can be bred in captivity, and the offspring have been raised successfully for many years.

Also from same website:

Cinnamon Clown


I am also referred to as the Red and Black Anemonefish. I have a reddish-brown base color with a white stripe behind my eyes. Orange dominates my dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins, as well as my face. I would like to join a 30-gallon or larger aquarium that has no other clownfish. I ask about other clowns because I have a tendency to fight with other anemonefish and pick on other passive tankmates. While my stability does not require an anemone host, Entacmaea quadricolor or Heteractis crispa would make a good friend to snuggle up with. I enjoy eating meaty items as well as herbivore preparations.

There are also other things add from other species of clownfish but could be right for all of them like this was for the maroon:

The female will grow up to three times as large as the male in a mated pair. Like most anemonefish, my sex will depend on my position in the social hierarchy. Going from juvenile, to male, and then female as positions become available.

I know this might not help you much but I hope you will enjoy the reading.

 

[villious]

LOL Grumpy Vet !!

Great info Goldmoon. Thank you.

So I take it, two of these clowns will not occupy the same BTA.....