Minor hijack...do hermaphroditic fishes that eventually change, change back in the absence of the opposite? Can a clown that has "become" female "become" gender neutral, or even switch to male?
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Minor hijack...do hermaphroditic fishes that eventually change, change back in the absence of the opposite? Can a clown that has "become" female "become" gender neutral, or even switch to male?
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Good question, also, how will I know if one is male and the other is female after their "dispute" is settled? Will one just continue to grow bigger than the other one or can you vent them like you can a freshwater fish?
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clownfish are protandrous hermaphrodites...meaning that they change from male to female...once female they can never go back. In most species there is sexual dimorphism, meaning there is a size difference between the sexes...in those cases the female is always the larger fish. Some species are very close in size (ex. Tomatoes) in the sexes, in these cases coloration might tell the difference, or you would have to watch behavior.
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