Are those two Ocellarises a ture pair?

[smilodon]

I got two Ocellarises, one is a little bigger than other one.
the bigger one alway bully the small one by suddenly dashing to it. The small one always hide in the corner and only come out at feeding time. But after the lights are out and the lunar light is on,
they come to together side by side, and sleep together.

Are those two Ocellarises a true pair?

 

[WDLV]

Not yet.

 

[tufacody]

care to elaborate wdlv?

 

[cloak]

Until you see some fertilized eggs, it's just a pair of clownfish. I think that's what WDLV meant.

 

[Joe-ness]

I have a pair of O's that have been doing just what you explained for 18 months. They are the only fish in the tank. Still no eggs. Takes quite some time...

 

[Toddrtrex]

These aren't set in stone, but this is what I tend to use.

Pair --- just two clownfish

Bonded pair -- two clowns that have been together for a while (( I would say 6+ months )) that hang out together with no real fighting.

Mated pair -- two clowns that have spawned -- more then once.

 

[WDLV]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15099436#post15099436 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tufacody
care to elaborate wdlv?

Yes, the fact that they are scrapping simply shows that they are competing for dominance. If they sleep together at night it is a good sign, but I would not yet say that they have paired up. Whomever sold them under those pretenses was probably just trying to make a buck by slapping two of them together and refusing to split them up. Happens all the time.

 

[WDLV]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15099838#post15099838 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Joe-ness
I have a pair of O's that have been doing just what you explained for 18 months. They are the only fish in the tank. Still no eggs. Takes quite some time...

If Os are still scrappin' after 18 months, I think I'd throw in the towel and try a new male.

 

[rkelman]

"If Os are still scrappin' after 18 months, I think I'd throw in the towel and try a new male."

+1. That's a long time. I would get impatient and try another male as well.