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[freddy]

The largest clown is the female and the smaller is the male,if you bought a larger clown than the one you have,that would become the female,I am also thinking of adding a marron clown to the one I already have,tried it once years ago with another one I had ,acclimatized the newcomer put him in the tank,he lasted about 2 minutes if that,the one i already had killed it almost instantly,if I do it again I will put the new clown in a floating container,so the pair can see each other for a few days,but can't attack,let them get used to each other.

[ponokareefer]

I had read somewhere that Maroon's don't change back to males after becoming female. I'm trying to find the link, but haven't been able to yet. I know with occelaris, percula, skunk's and clarkii's, they can change back, but I believe Maroon's are different. Best to do your own research before attempting something like this.

[freddy]

I just researched on marron clowns and they are the same as other clowns they change sex.

[ponokareefer]

Here are a few links about the discussion on maroon clowns:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...+female+change
http://knol.google.com/k/forming-pai...-in-clownfish#
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ale+sex+change


I guess they never say that a female maroon won't change back into a male, but that they will probably kill themself trying to show she is the more dominant fish. Bottom line, if you have a larger maroon, try to find a very small one to pair with it and have a container to keep the small fish in until the larger fish accepts them.