weird clowns

ok so i had 2 pairs of clowns in my 55 gallon tank, 2 black saddle back, and 2 false percs, they have never fought which i thought was really weird, but recently both the males dided of ich, and i always thougt they got along great, but the 2 females hang out together now, i havent seen them apart since both of their husbands died but is that normal???

 

I would imagine that none of them were mated to begin with, and now you only have 2, one should become a male and they should become a mated pair.
But alas these things can not be forced!

 

Aww poor clowns! =(

Maybe the females plotted it since only the males had died... >.>
(Sorry for the bad joke...)

 

LOL!!! One probably change its sex.. Now you might have another mated pair??

 

It is always a risk putting that many clowns in one tank. Did you notice any harassing? Clowns can be quite pugnacious...

 

lol, the black saddlebacks were defenatly a pair, the other do false percs, were still little and they paired up, but i beleive that they had not become a mated pair like the others, is it possible for a black saddle back clown, and a tank-raised false perc clown to become a mated pair????

 

Not sure on that count, but I've always been under the impression that a non-gender may become either male of female, and a male may become a female, but once a female, permanently a female, not sure if that helps.

 

I believe your correct BlackJack. Clowns start out as neither male nor female. When you have a group, the largest, most dominant will become male then female and the second largest will then become male. The rest of the fish in the group will remain the same as they were before unless either the male or female is removed from the group then the next in line will become the male. Once female they cannot turn back to male.