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Old 07/22/2007, 05:13 PM
flipteg flipteg is offline
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what would happen if... ...

clownfish pairs usually have the female as the larger of the two fishes... but what will happen if you have 2 spawning pairs and you take a female from one pair and a male from another and put them in the same tank... the only catch is, the male is larger than the female in this new pairing... would they still form a pair bond even though the male is larger...?

the male can't get smaller and the female can't change back to a male...
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Old 07/22/2007, 06:42 PM
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jeese that's a very complex question. I don't know how to answer that one. Just giving you a bump.
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Old 07/22/2007, 08:58 PM
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I dont know the answer either, but I would fear for the little female. Species might come into play as some are more aggressive than others.

Interesting scenario to say the least!
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Old 07/22/2007, 09:16 PM
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i thought keeping clowns was easy and now this.were dose it end
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Old 07/22/2007, 09:22 PM
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Old 07/22/2007, 10:00 PM
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Someone ::::coughcoughfliptegcoughcough::::: has way too much free time to spend contemplating things!
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Old 07/23/2007, 04:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by BristlewormKing


Someone ::::coughcoughfliptegcoughcough::::: has way too much free time to spend contemplating things!
haha... no... i'm setting up a breeding system for clownfishes right now and i just thought about it...
 


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