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My Tank Thread
So, sadly, our 10-year-old female clownfish passed away last month. She was awesome and mean as a snake. Her name was "Bad guy fish" named by my then 2-year-old son about 7 years ago because she bit me every time I put my hand in the tank. She moved with us from Virginia to Ohio in 2013 and from Ohio to Pennsylvania in 2016 where she stayed with @hybridazn who kept her and her mate while we settled in California, and then shipped out to us in Cali a bit into 2017. She and her mate moved with us from our apartment to our new house where we've been now for about 2 years. She will be missed.
However, her mate, "Nemo" (also named by my son around the same time) is still alive and seems to be doing well. I'm wondering if it's possible to pair him again with a new clownfish. I'm expecting he'll likely turn female (which would probably mean he'll be renamed when that happens). However, I'm wondering if there's an issue of age with these fish and pairing them with new tank inhabitants. What are some things I should probably be planning for if we do this? Should I avoid fish of a certain age to be added? In the past, when pairing clowns, I usually add 2 juveniles and let them figure it out, so this is uncharted territory for me.
However, her mate, "Nemo" (also named by my son around the same time) is still alive and seems to be doing well. I'm wondering if it's possible to pair him again with a new clownfish. I'm expecting he'll likely turn female (which would probably mean he'll be renamed when that happens). However, I'm wondering if there's an issue of age with these fish and pairing them with new tank inhabitants. What are some things I should probably be planning for if we do this? Should I avoid fish of a certain age to be added? In the past, when pairing clowns, I usually add 2 juveniles and let them figure it out, so this is uncharted territory for me.