Clownfish behavior

[DeadDuck]

Hey everyone,

I'm a new reefer here. Our modest, 17-gal tank cycled and we just got a lovely pair of Allardi clowns. They seem to be paired already. One is about twice the size of the other and they seem really happy with each other. They spend their waking time next to each other whenever I see them. (Though they seem to sleep in separate parts of the tank.)

Anyway, since I'm new, I don't have any experience about these fish and I want to make sure that we provide a happy home for them.

Most of the time when I see them, I notice that they spend most of their time in the same spot. They kinda do this little wiggle. They float next to each other and they flip their tails back and forth and they kinda bob up and down. It kinda looks like they're swimming really, really, really hard, but they're just doing it in place. It looks really cute, but of course I'm not sure what it means. Can anyone provide some insight?

Thanks!

 

[EllieSuz]

It's typical clownfish behavior. Even when you have just one they do that. You are lucky to have a nice pair; the larger of the two is the female. Please give us a picture of the happy couple.

 

[DeadDuck]

Thanks! I wanted to make sure they weren't tapping out SOS with their fins or something.

Here are a few pics. Kinda bad quality. I discovered that our point-n-click camera doesn't have manual focus and the glass isn't too clean inside. (The snails are slowly cleaning them up.) And of course once I got the camera out they wandered off by themselves and it took a bit of time to get them to sit together.

Both looking at the camera:

Side shot:

The female:

 

[EllieSuz]

You need to purchase a MagFloat for that algae film on the glass.