How to pair up a mean female ?

[twintrades]

I have a 3 yr old female occ. She has Killed 2 other clowns i gave her..... small and med ones

How can i get her to accept a mate ?

Also how long can a clown be alone till it starts changing ? I have a male ? some one gave me Its a cool missbar black. Im not positive its a male tho the old owner was confused and didnt remember if the male or female he had died before giving this one to me. ( its about the same age and size as the Male from a pair i just got.)

Is there a way to have both in the same tank and "test" compatibility ?

 

[Eienna]

I personally wouldn't breed her at all. I imagine aggression is somewhat inherited.

 

[Rjramos]

I introduced a smaller fish I bought to a female occ I had. What I did was I placed the smaller fish I bought in a 20 oz.plastic soda bottle with large holes drilled through it ( not to big that the smaller fish gets out of course). I placed this bottle in the tank with the larger female and kept him in there for about a week and fed him with a syringe with a rigid plastic tubing attached, through one of the holes. After a week I released the smaller fish and they paired up nicely. They spawned many times after that. Hope it helps!


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[Midwestclownfish]

You could also try separating the tank with egg crate with one fish on each side. That way she can get used to him without beating him up