can i reintroduce a male to my occellaris clown

[trelise]

Hey guys. Have had my marine tank going since '22. It's pretty bare atm, with just my female occelaris clown. She used to be in a pair, but the male died around a year ago. I was wondering if it would be an issue to reintroduce another male to the tank at this point?
Thank you!

 

[crazyfishmom]

Well, it depends on the clown. You might be able to get away with a much smaller male so she doesn’t feel the need to make him submit. Or it might make her bully him more.

Do you have an anemone? Introducing a new anemone with the new clown might help to reduce aggression if you provide more hiding spots/territory. Be prepared to pull out the new clown or maybe better would be to take out the existing clown and sump her for a few days and then add them both at the same time.