sex of clownfish (1 Viewer)

[oldmantran]

So i just learned that clownfish in groups are all males except for a dominant female and #2 dominant becomes the mating male. If a clownfish is by itself, what sex is it?

And if there are 2 species in a tank, i.e. a maroon and a false perc, does this same rule apply? this auto sex change thing in clowns is very interesting.

 

[toefu]

same applies for fairy wrasses and such. except it's female becomes male. and when wrasses are kept singularly, there's no guarantee that it will morph in to a male.

 

[mike13oy]

So i just learned that clownfish in groups are all males except for a dominant female and #2 dominant becomes the mating male. If a clownfish is by itself, what sex is it?

And if there are 2 species in a tank, i.e. a maroon and a false perc, does this same rule apply? this auto sex change thing in clowns is very interesting.

1. If you have a group of 20 clowns, you should have 1 male and 1 female in there. the other 18 are unsex.

2. If you have a maroon and a false perc in the same tank and they are not bonded together, they are female. If they bonded(if you get lucky), one is a female and the other is a male.

Right now a have a bonded pair of pink skunk with a false perc( I got lucky). Hope they will spawn in the future.