2nd clown fish

I have 1 inch small clownfish I had for a year, I want another clown in my 34 gallon tank. Which size clown fish would you recommand if I wanted to try pair them? I dont know what type of percula it is though

 

I'm not quite sure I follow. You know it's a percula, or you think it's a percula? If you know it's a percula, you need to get one that is still a male, as yours is now a female and it's best if it's one that has never been separated from other perculas.. So, the simplest way to do this is to find a bach of tank raised perculas, that have been together and get one of the smaller ones.

 

in your case if your clown is only 1" I would add a larger one of the same species so it becomes the female. It can be tough to pair up clowns that aren't together to begin with. I have not been succesfull in trying the times I did.

 

Wouldn't risk it, it should be a female by now regardless of the size if it's been alone for a year. By themselves they typically begin to turn female within a few weeks. Once the change starts it's irreversible, regardless of how long it takes to complete. By a year, it almost certainly is a female already. Adding another female will result in death.

 

Oh I didn't know clowns changed that early on, as all I've read seemed to advise adding a smaller or larger clown to pair them up. In your case I would shoot for a smaller clown than for a pair up attempt.

 

so i need to find a smaller clown then him? her?

 

it was only 11 dollars when i got him last year, so maybe most likley his a false percula

 

It may be preferable to add a larger one for territorial reasons, however, this would need to be done within a few weeks of adding the first (at the longest). After a year, it is too late though. I guess unless there is a lot of BPA in the water or something maybe j/k ;D

Mkizla, the best way to tell a perc from an oc is usually price. Sounds like an OC. Probably good for pairing actually as they are less aggressive generally.

 

good to know, thanks!

 

so get smaller size then the one I have currently? or bigger one?