Keeping just a single maroon clown?

Jpiotro · May 23, 2023

Hey everyone, about a week ago my female maroon clown started nipping at my male and he was pretty beat up and she continues to do so after several weeks of keeping them separate and reintroducing them. my plan is to bring her back to the LFS and keep just the male. is this a good idea or not?

ScottJ · May 23, 2023

I have single clowns in 2 different tanks and they seem fine. One I've had over 3 yrs, the other just over 2 yrs. They look happy to me, good community members.

OrchidMiss · May 23, 2023

I have a single maroon in my 20. She's happy as a.. well, clown.

paragrouper · May 23, 2023

I have a single clown—no problems at all

exnisstech · May 23, 2023

I kept a female maroon alone and she was fine. Well not fine, She was still mean as heck and wanted to own half of a 6ft tank but other than that she was fine.
I'm sure you realize the male will turn female?

ScottJ · May 23, 2023

exnisstech said:
I kept a female maroon alone and she was fine. Well not fine, I she was still mean as heck and wanted to own half of a 6ft tank but other than that she was fine.
I'm sure you realize the male will turn female?

Just curious, I thought they were male by default. Then when they pair up, the larger becomes female. Or do I have that backwards.

00W · May 23, 2023

I've had a single clown in a 20 for 7 years.
She's 9 now.
She's happy .

00W · May 23, 2023

Yes male to start. Biggest one in a pair or group turns female or if left alone singly for an extended amount of time turns female.

exnisstech · May 23, 2023

ScottJ said:
Just curious, I thought they were male by default. Then when they pair up, the larger becomes female. Or do I have that backwards.

00W said:
Yes male to start. Biggest one in a pair or group turns female or if left alone singly for an extended amount of time turns female.

^^This when left alone.

OrchidMiss · May 23, 2023

Felicia is my 2 year old gold dot maroon.
She owns the tank.

heathermoor · May 23, 2023

OrchidMiss said:
Felicia is my 2 year old gold dot maroon.
She owns the tank.

I like her expression and attitude! She looks like she does not suffer fools at all!

Boehmtown · May 23, 2023

Honestly. I prefer a solo clown. A pair is just like teenagers, just hide in their room ticked off all day trying to mate

Rmckoy · May 23, 2023

Boehmtown said:
Honestly. I prefer a solo clown. A pair is just like teenagers, just hide in their room ticked off all day trying to mate

what else is there to do when a teenager besides being upset with the world and mating with everything that walks .

Rmckoy · May 23, 2023

I wonder if they would be less aggressive towards the hands that feed them if they were kept singularly

OrchidMiss · May 23, 2023

That's a big no.

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00W · May 23, 2023

Rmckoy said:
I wonder if they would be less aggressive towards the hands that feed them if they were kept singularly

Teenagers or clowns lol

Rmckoy · May 23, 2023

00W said:
Teenagers or clowns lol

There is no solution for teenagers until
They realize the world hasn’t even started to mess with them . Just when they think they have the world wrapped around their fingers . Something else dampers their dreams .

no I’m trying to stay strictly reef related .
I was asking about Clown fish

00W · May 23, 2023

So many moons ago I had an Australian spiked cheek maroon clown in a hundred gallon tank.
She was literally 5 inches and maybe that big around. She lived in the front left corner. She would draw blood. I'm not joking. Absolutely the meanest creature I've ever owned.
Extremely beautiful as well.
When I moved we almost came to blows after an hour!

Jpiotro · May 24, 2023

exnisstech said:
I kept a female maroon alone and she was fine. Well not fine, She was still mean as heck and wanted to own half of a 6ft tank but other than that she was fine.
I'm sure you realize the male will turn female?

yes I do