Clown fish sex
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You dont have to tell, if you buy two clownfish while they may start off as the same sex, one will eventually morph after the more dominant one becomes the female and the weaker one will become the male.
ZipAdeeZoa
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All clownfish are born male
So if its small you have male, if you keep it alone it will eventually become a female. If you have a male and get another male the more dominate one will become the female and the submissive will remain male (until something happens to the female).
this video explains their life cycle in greater detail if your curious
So if its small you have male, if you keep it alone it will eventually become a female. If you have a male and get another male the more dominate one will become the female and the submissive will remain male (until something happens to the female).
this video explains their life cycle in greater detail if your curious
Jonify
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Generally, if you introduce two clowns at the same time, and they're both different sizes, the larger will become the female (if she wasn't already), and the smaller will remain a male. You'll see some signs of which is the male by noticing which fish swims in front of the other and sort of vibrates. That's the male. Generally, once a fish has assumed a female sex in a breeding pair, she won't change back to male--but there is anecdotal evidence this has happened, I just wouldn't count on it. If you have two clowns that are the same size, let them work it out amongst themselves; one will grow into a female, and the other will exhibit the vibrating behavior mentioned above.
