false percula compatability

[mmd]

I have a 37 gall oceanic witrh a single false perc (has been alone for about a year) and some firefish.
a friend has 2 reg and 1 black false perc and may be offering me one or all. how many can i add and what size (i know size dictates sex)

[Andrew]

The clown you sounds like a female since shes been alone for so long so you will need a smaller clown ( male ) to add to the tank.

[mmd]

can 2 females be kept together? will they fight, will one turn male ?

[snarkes]

You cant put two females in the same tank... they will fight constantly. All clowns start out males and then the more aggressive one becomes the female

[MCary]

Once a clown becomes a female, it cannot go back. Its a one way trip.

[mmd]

so multiple males are ok ?

[mmd]

my assumption w/regards to males is:
If i have one clown alone for a year its female.
If my friend has 3 the largest is female, other 2 are male
so I could add his 2 smaller ones w/my lager one ????

[Andrew]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7901122#post7901122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mmd
so multiple males are ok ?

You can get two males but they may fight some unless the larger of the two turns into the female.