Buying new clownfish, best picking choice?

[Reef_at_Sea]

Hello,

i'm going to get myself a pair of clownfish (Amphiprion Occelaris) next monday.
But my question to you clownfish experts is: what is the best picking choice i can make to decrease the chance of them fighting?
Should i choose 2 small ones identical size or should i choose 1 bigger & 1 smaller?
i'm going to a LFS so a confirmed couple is gonna be tough to get i think.

Thank you for your expertise!

 

[Dom]

Hello,

i'm going to get myself a pair of clownfish (Amphiprion Occelaris) next monday.
But my question to you clownfish experts is: what is the best picking choice i can make to decrease the chance of them fighting?
Should i choose 2 small ones identical size or should i choose 1 bigger & 1 smaller?
i'm going to a LFS so a confirmed couple is gonna be tough to get i think.

Thank you for your expertise!

You can not stop them from fighting. It is through this process that they establish which will be the male and which will be the female.

Pick two small youngsters and let them grow up in the tank together. Once they decide who is male and who is female, they will get along swimmingly (get it?). :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

 

[William Chiavetta]

Hello,

i'm going to get myself a pair of clownfish (Amphiprion Occelaris) next monday.
But my question to you clownfish experts is: what is the best picking choice i can make to decrease the chance of them fighting?
Should i choose 2 small ones identical size or should i choose 1 bigger & 1 smaller?
i'm going to a LFS so a confirmed couple is gonna be tough to get i think.

Thank you for your expertise!

1 bigger one smaller is always the one to decrease the amount of fighting.

 

[Reef_at_Sea]

dang, 2 replies & 2 complete different opinions.

 

[tdyrkacz]

dang, 2 replies & 2 complete different opinions.

lol... very useful

 

[Reef_at_Sea]

lol... very useful

Yeah..... could have expected it lol
I like the 2 smaller ones tactic more tho, i'm just scared they will fight too much.

 

[William Chiavetta]

dang, 2 replies & 2 complete different opinions.

If you do want them to decide their gender and be a pair together then yes get them while they are young, but this can make them fight and it might not work out. If you get them one big one small already decided gender they will still swim together and there will be minimal fighting

 

[William Chiavetta]

2 complete different opinions.

I feel like I just was getting at how to minimize fighting and Dom was getting at how to pair them

 

[The_Paradox]

If you do want them to decide their gender and be a pair together then yes get them while they are young, but this can make them fight and it might not work out. If you get them one big one small already decided gender they will still swim together and there will be minimal fighting

That’s totally how it works.

 

[Reef_at_Sea]

I just wanna be prepared / educated on what could happen & make the right first choice.

 

[William Chiavetta]

Yeah..... could have expected it lol
I like the 2 smaller ones tactic more tho, i'm just scared they will fight too much.

There is always the chance of fighting but I do believe it will be very cool to watch them pair if you're up for the chance of something bad happening

 

[Reef_at_Sea]

There is always the chance of fighting but I do believe it will be very cool to watch them pair if you're up for the chance of something bad happening

I could buy a seperating box just to make sure?

 

[William Chiavetta]

That’s totally how it works.

Are you being sarcastic? bc that is how it works and I'm trying to give him advice

 

[PharmrJohn]

My wish list includes two Picasso Clowns (genetic variant) that are an established mated pair. I'm gonna skip a few steps.

 

[William Chiavetta]

I could buy a seperating box just to make sure?

I don't think they would be able to pair if one was in a separating box? im not sure though

 

[The_Paradox]

Are you being sarcastic? bc that is how it works and I'm trying to give him advice

I was but more opinions are never a bad thing.

 

[Reef_at_Sea]

I don't think they would be able to pair if one was in a separating box? im not sure though

i have read multiple posts where they seperate them just to let one recover & then try again.

 

[William Chiavetta]

I was but more opinions are never a bad thing.

What I stated is a known fact

 

[William Chiavetta]

i have read multiple posts where they seperate them just to let one recover & then try again.

Oh yeah if that's what you're trying to do that should work I don't see why it wouldn't. Whatever you decide to do best of luck!

 

[Reef_at_Sea]

Keep it cool guys :) I guess it's all trial and error and there is no truth in nature.
I will keep this post updated for education purposes :)