clownfish question

[lionzion]

I'm looking to buy a pair of oscellaris clownfish to eventually match up with a bubble tip anemone. At a lfs I saw clownfish that were perhaps 1" or less in length, very small. I'm assuming these were baby clowns. The idea of raising them together seems intriguing.

#1. How hard is it to raise clowns? Would I be able to raise them in my preestablished 3 gallon until the become large enough and then switch them to my 20 gallon or should I put them straight in the 20? Should I just purchase adult clowns from the beginning?

#2. I've heard that paired clowns could cause one to become female and mating could occur. I'm positive that I'm not ready for this sort of thing to happen. I highly doubt the young would survive in my 20 with the other fish I will be having, and I'm not sure that I could raise the young myself in the 3 gallon. So, what are the chances of this happening and is there anything I can do if it does? I feel horrible leaving the babies to die in the 20g.


Thanks for the help.

[Dman]

#1 It's very easy to raise clowns, juvenile clowns will be fine in a 3 gallon for awhile then you may switch them to your 20

#2 Pairing clowns WILL cause one to become male and the other female and you would be 18 months out from them spawning. When they do drop me a PM and I purchase them PLUS furnish you with another small pair of clowns.

Dman
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[Sohal Tang]

Dman you should post some pics of the juvenilles you have
or have raised etc....

LETS SEE SOME OF DMAN'S HOW BREW OF CLOWNS can we????

Tim