clown age

[kennyfish]

I have a cute little oceleris and I would like to learn some more about him. I'm assuming it's a him since I read that they are all males until you get a couple and the dominant one becomes a female. I found that quite interesting! They never talked about that in Finding Nemo!

But what I have been trying to figure out is how old my little buddy was when I got him. He only had two stripes. Recently a white patch formed and began to grow into a third stripe at the base of his tail. Is there anyone around that can tell me where this places squiggy on the maturity level of a clownfish? What is his expected life span assuming I take very good care of him?

PS: His name is Squiggy because I have a blennie named Lenny and I though Squiggy would be appropriate :lol: I may be giving away my age there

 

[ChrisRD]

Sounds like a juvenile but AFAIK there's no way to be certain of his age by pattern/coloration. Personally, I'd get another one and try to pair them up as they seem to do best this way. They can easily live 10+ years in captivity and there have been cases of over 20 years.

HTH

 

[AstroCreep]

can u put different types of clown species in one tank? like a percula and a tomato? or would they not get along..or would it be better to put 2 percula or 2 tomatos clowns together?

 

[WRASSER]

you can put certain clowns together, tere are some that are more dominate than others. IE. tomato clown and maroone gold clown. Do your reseach before buying or putting together

 

[ChrisRD]

Personally I would not try to mix different species unless you have a very large tank and they can stake out different areas.