Anyone been able to pair up yellow clown gobies?

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  1. Blue Falcon

    Blue Falcon Fire Goby

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    From what I read, these fish are born the same sex (like clownfish) and once they pair up one will morph sex. Has anyone been successful introducing two into the tank at the same time and getting them to pair up?

    I ask because my "pair" is not getting along well. One is chasing the other around, and i'm wondering if they will establish a dominance and then all will be well.

    If not, ill remove one
     
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  3. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    I personally have never paired (or even kept any) however, if they behave like clownfish as far as mating goes, it seems like normal clown behavior when trying to establish who will be the dominant female and who will be the male.

    Hopefully that is the case with your gobies. Sorry if I'm not much help, just giving my opinion
     
  4. Blue Falcon

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    but at the same time I read that they are aggressive towards same species. surely they have to pair up somehow. I have a successful pair in a 240g i maintain for a client but i wasnt there everyday to see what their behavior was like while they were pairing up.
     
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    "The Yellow clown goby is a bi-directional protogynous hermaphrodite. All are born as females and then one of the fishes changes sex as they pair up. If two females pairs up, the larger turns into a male, if two males pair up the smaller turns into a female. This means that you never need to buy more than two Yellow clown gobies to be able to get a pair. This also means that they are easy to sex as the bigger fish in a pair always is a male."

    sounds like they will pair up once my male is ready. good news is my tank is plenty big enough for the smaller one to hide on the other side of the tank until they figure out their issues. lol