clown quarreling

[spscrackhead]

hey guys i have had 1 bicinus clown for about 2 weeks? picked up a rose which is doing fine. he or she didnt host it. i then picked up another bicinusand they got along just fine at first. showed signs of pairing and all one of them going on an angle and shaking and all. then the new one decided to host the nem and it went down hill from there. the one wo hosts is now mean to the other chasing it away and all. no nipping really, the one is so scared and runs before its too late.
just wondered what you guys thought was going on? seems strange to me. oh both are captive bred

 

[skinpuppi]

Give it time, that is often a normal reaction that for me has gone away after a few months.

 

[gg1111]

they start protecting the anemone and get real territorial. my smaller clown started protecting his anemone charging the bigger one but then he recieved a beat down but! now and then he will charge and a little fight will break out!

 

[spscrackhead]

the one is basically just keeping the other away from the nem. so now the one is in and around the nem all the time and the other is on the other side of the tank all the time. it seems strange to me because before the nem they got along fine. what would 2 females do?

 

[fpv930]

I saw your post and was wondering how the clowns were doing? To answer your previous questions, if you had two females, some are known to fight till the death.

Check out the book "Clownfish" by Joyce D. Wilkerson. It is a great read.