How to pair a clown fish?

[jinar]

Hello everybody!

So my 57g tank is yet to come, but I already got some live rocks and live stock from someone here

So I got what I think is a maroon clown, but can they have white stripes? The one I had before was a golden stripe maroon... So not sure if this is a regular orange clown or a maroon...

Also can I pair it with any other type of clownfish? Like a one stripe? Or golden striped maroon? If so what do I have to consider when buying it to increase the odds of them liking each other? Color? Size?

Thanks

 

[jinar]

Thank u so much for the info. I really like him but my husband thinks he is too tiny... I guess we will decide in couple of days what to do with him.

 

[jinar]

Yeah... And if the new one happens to be a big bigger, I guess I can place the bigger one in the tank first and then the smalle one. But how should I do it. How many days should I wait before I introduce the second one? Do u have to place the smaller one in a separate compartment Si they get use to each other? Or do I just let it loose in the tank and leftism find each other?

Also I want to place an. Anemone to host them, is it recommended to place the anemone first or the fish first?

 

[budsreef]

If it is a juvenal then it could still be gold-striped. They retain white stripes until they are about a year old. The person you got it from should be able to tell you. If it is a juvenal and you can get another juvenal a little bigger or a little smaller, put them in together. The larger of the two will become the female and the smaller will be the male.

 

[jinar]

Thanks guys!!! I'm so excited can't wait to get my new tank tmrw!

 

[jinar]

Yes that is the case. But regardless since I'm transferring everything to a new tank which will require more water I feel safer waiting a bit before the anemone... But I'm still super excited