Wow... I may regret this but I think I get to correct Gary :w00t . Clownfish are born sexless. If they live as a community there will be 1 female and 1 male and the others will be... ummmm fish. Doesn't make sense to me either but I'm sure I read that in some reference book (I'm looking through my libary as I type). The female "picks on" the male to keep him in line and the male "picks on" the others to keep them from developing a sex keeping the female for himself :skeezy . This is why it is dificult to add new clownfish to a tank with established clownfish.

I'm still looking for the reference and I'll put it up when I find it.


And if you see them for sale as pairs they are way more expensive as they are supposed to be a breeding pair as that is the only true way to know if they are a pair. If they are just hanging out together, then well that's what there doing just hanging out. Especially if they are close to the same size as the female is always the largest of the group, and not just "well this one looks bigger" but almost twice the size.