clownfish mating?

[Lyscer]

What are some of the characteristics that clown fish show when mating? My clown fish have been hanging out in their host(my xenia) a lot today and the female will go next to the male and he will shake as if having a seizure. This went on for at least 4 hours today then the lights went out. Does this sound like I might get baby clowns? If not what does this behavior show? Thanks for any help.

 

[MMoe]

Yep, they're getting ready. Hope you have a bare, relatively smooth surface near the xenia for them. The next step is that the male and female also will begin to "mouth" scrape the surface of the intended spawning surface, this may go on for a day, maybe two, then sometime on the morning of the day of spawn the female's ovipositer will extend and spawning (in my experience) will occur mid to late aftenoon.

M