Finding a Buddy for my Maine Blizzard

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Hey All! So I have a Maine Blizzard clownfish aka Young Jeezy (was sold to me as a Wyoming White, but looking at his eyes alone I'm going with Maine Blizzard as they look like Percula eyes not Ocellaris eyes to me, and has two black spots on his chest..) amongst a bicolor blenny, and a possum wrass in my 20g tank. I have a fairly big sized nem and Young Jeezy has no interest, he continues to just hangout in the top right of the tank for the most part... Every now and then I catch him exploring the tank a little with his mates, but hardly. I kind of feel like he needs a mate to feel comfortable and really explore and get the full freedom out of the room he has in the tank.

So here's my main question: what different clownfish variants can I look at getting for a mate for Young Jeezy? I like variety in my tank, so I'm hoping something different like maybe a long fin (if I can find one)?? How crazy can I get with a mix-and-match? Do I need to stick with another Percula, or does it matter?

Second question... can y'all tell with my pics if I'm right that Young Jeezy is indeed a Percula and a Maine Blizzard and not an Ocellaris Wyoming White? (guess this should be more of the first question, ha)

Third question... I know one has to be careful when introducing a second one to make sure there's a good size difference, ya? I'm confident Young Jeezy is still male as he's still no more than 1.5 inches at best. How drastically bigger do I need my new clown to be for a best chance of pairing and least chance of fighting?

Sadly the best, current pics of Young Jeezy:
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Baby pic of Young Jeezy:
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Thanks all! 97089368_2635940793176946_6870181170731024384_n.jpg 98133355_279761189821490_7109274664295202816_n.jpg
 
From what I understand, there are two types of clown fish. The Percula and the Ocellaris. The best chances of pairing is keeping to the same type. The Main Blizzard is a Percula, so any other Percula type should work.
This page has a good summary with their species type so it’s easy to scan through. It’s not a definitive list but pretty good.

I’m not knowledgeable enough to tell your exact type as they all are so similar these days.
If you want to add a female, I would get as large as possible but there’s a chance she doesn’t accept the male and harasses it. The other choice is to get a very small one and let your boy switch to a dress :)
 

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