LF: Ocean Bred Clown Fish 3ish years old CALGARY

SleepyPirate · #1 05-19-2013, 01:23 AM

one of my two clown fish died and im hoping to replace him or her with one of similar age for better compatibility its a long shot but its the first fish I owned and i wanna try to pair him/her up. Clown that died was captive bred and they never mated but got along great.

SleepyPirate · #2 05-19-2013, 11:25 PM

Bump!

After some research I beleve i have a False Percula clown fish aka Amphiprion ocellaris or Ocellaris Clown fish. Not sure of gender but i think its a male as that is what my spouse swears by.

paddyob · #3 05-20-2013, 03:02 AM

Wild caught clowns are not so easy to find these days. With the availability of captive bred, and ocean politics , they just don't come around too often.

Following, as I too want a wild caught pair. I'll follow your leads.

paddyob · #4 05-20-2013, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SleepyPirate

Bump!

After some research I beleve i have a False Percula clown fish aka Amphiprion ocellaris or Ocellaris Clown fish. Not sure of gender but i think its a male as that is what my spouse swears by.

If a clown is alone... It's very likely female.

Your best bet is get a clown smaller than what you have or there is a good chance of trouble.

I also just gotta say, I don't understand why people call OCs false Percs. It's a different fish. And in my opinion much nicer than a perc. Maybe I should call Percs false Ocellaris. Lol.

At least you never said nemo. I cringe when people say that. Lol. Sorry for the rant.

Myka · #5 05-20-2013, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SleepyPirate

one of my two clown fish died and im hoping to replace him or her with one of similar age for better compatibility its a long shot but its the first fish I owned and i wanna try to pair him/her up. Clown that died was captive bred and they never mated but got along great.

Is the bigger one (the female) or smaller one (the male) remaining? If the bigger one remains, a small captive bred fish from your LFS should get along just fine. If the smaller one remains then you are probably right that it is still a male and you should try to find a bigger one.

Rodney · #6 05-20-2013, 05:25 PM

There's a nemo lol ( had to do it after the rant ) on kijiji right now , looks in the 3-4 inch range. Might wanna check it out as far as wild caught the only place I've seen them is j&l aquatics but I would imagine there pretty small.
Unless I'm way out to lunch I recall someone telling me depending which becomes dominant they will change there sex accordingly