How many clownfish

I thought that it was obvious at the time that I wrote the original
message, but you are right, it may not be. We have had these guys for
6 days. My original message talks about the first 4 days, and that
"now" they are set as a pair and a loner. I wasn't specific as to how
many days "now" included. Sorry for that.

There is 1 that is distinctly bigger than the others, female.

Then the two smaller ones are really close in size, but the one that
has "paired" up with the female is the larger of those two as well.

These guys are still fairly small at around 1.5 inches each, with the
female being just slightly larger in length.


On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:40:54 -0700, "Richard Reynolds"
wrote:

"Nick Buol" wrote in message
.. .
So, will the one always be a "loner?" Or will he start socializing
again? You are right that the largest and second largest (not by
much, though) have "paired."

Nick

you didnt give us enough information, what you really need to do is tell us how long they
have been in the tank. and about how big they are. however

you can only have 1 female clown
you can only have 1 male clown
you can have as many juv clowns as you feel like

for any reason you dont have one of the following these rules will apply

if you dont have a female and you do have a male it will change to a female
if you dont have a female or a male then the juv will convert to a female
if you have a female and dont have a male a juv will convert to a male
if you dont have either a male or a female one will convert to a female then another will
convert to a male
what ever is left stays a juv

if however

if you have a male and add a male it will be a fight to the death
if you have a female and add a female it will be a fight to the death
juv's dont really fight for teratory only upgrading to a male/female

this will take some time and the selection is usually domanance in a few instances a death
occurs in picking dominance


I hope i havent left anything out, its been posted a few times over the last few months,
and my "table" is getting better looking/organized, one of these days ill setup a few
responses for these kinds of questions but for now I retype them each time there needed.