Clown fish question

Grayzie · Dec 11, 2014

I have a 3 year old system, 90 gallon and 30 sump, I've struggled and I've had the same base fish, 2 clowns, 1 yellow tale, 1 engineer goby, 1 pajama cardinal, purple lobster and a yellow surgeon, recently I've added 1 more pajama, kids thought he was ugly and lonely, and 1 camel 2 pepermint and 1 coral banded shrimps. My question, my male clown committed suicide last night, jumped out of the tank, can I go and buy a couple small males or should I remove my medium size female and start from scratch? I'm not trying to bread, just the kids obviously like them, thanks

WindeyD · Dec 11, 2014

I had my established female ocellaris jump also a few months back and was unable to introduce a new one as the remaining male was very aggressive towards any new clowns. I would advise trying a new clown, pick a smaller juvenile specimen and see if your female will accept him but be prepared to get him out if she doesn't or it could be curtains for the little guy. You could certainly find a good home for your female and start anew with a new pair. Good luck!