Finding my female picasso a mate..

Viracon13 · Mar 14, 2016

I've had this female extreme picasso clown for almost 2 years now. Bought her in a pair but unfortunately the male was eaten by my bubble coral (8" or so). That's a different story. I've tried twice to get her a male to bond with but she refuses; both times Picassos as well. She'd bully them until they understood they had to stay in one spot of the tank. Never was there any interest. Both males that I bought were the smallest in their clutch but there's always the off chance it could have been another female. I'm going to try another clown once more to hopefully have a pair. She's about 3+" now and roams between my RBTA and torch corals. Any suggestions?

bairdimusprime · Mar 15, 2016

i had the same situation about 5 years ago, I went with a conventional Perc instead and she took to him.
give that a try,
best of luck

shes gorgeous btw

Viracon13 · Mar 15, 2016

Haha, that's the problem. I'd like to pair her up with another clown with a similar pattern. So, it'll take me a while to find one and then I'll hopefully get lucky

bairdimusprime · Mar 15, 2016

i totally get you on that. but even with a regular clown father there is still a chance at baby picassos.

either way best of luck where are you located? close to NJ?

Viracon13 · Mar 15, 2016

Yes, I'm close to northern NJ. Do you know any stores in the area selling nice Picassos?

akma · Mar 15, 2016

Where in north jersey? I'm in Bergen. I know a guy who breeds sick clowns.

bairdimusprime · Mar 16, 2016

i'm in central jersey, we have a store Aquarium Care Center with REALLY nice stock. they definitely have Picasso's

Viracon13 · Mar 19, 2016

I'm picky when it comes to my clowns. I've checked out a handful of stores since I started this thread but just haven't found the right one. Would it make sense to take her out of the display tank for a couple weeks and keep her in the sump once I get a new clown? The last two clowns I got for her didn't work out at all; I'm not too optimistic for the next. She's pretty aggressive, so this way the male would have some time to get settled in before she gets introduced again.