New percula

[sbazain]

My wife just gave this beautiful perc about two days ago my question is now that I have it cause dont know what sex it is what do I do now for a partner

 

[jasonp87]

All clownfish are born without sex. They go from neutral to male to female, and they can not go in reverse. The most dominant clown in a group becomes the female and the second most dominant becomes the male. The rest will remain neutral. Usually when adding a second clown you want to go with one that is smaller than the one you have. This reduces aggression as the hierarchy is already established due to the sizes of the fish. The larger, more established clown in the aquarium will almost always become the female.

 

[sbazain]

OK, that's a great explanation should I do it right away or it can wait

 

[jasonp87]

It can wait. Maybe give the clown you have some time to get comfortable then later add the other.

 

[sbazain]

True that you can tell he still a little stressed will wait