So my female just started biting the wall of the corner my clowns host and seems to swim circles around the powerhead that is directly above. She and the male have both been shaking in a way my wife describes as "seizures". From what I've read this seems to be the behavior they exhibit as they nest in preparation.
The female is a black onyx and the male is a snowflake I have had the female 6 months and the male just over a month. Water parameters are optimal other than nitrates reading 5 on salifert. Of note water temp was raised 4 degrees over the last 24 hours (was set at 77 when temp dropped a couple weeks back to keep it from over working when we were having trouble with the thermostat)
Also purple tang and yellow corris wrasse seem to be harassing that area more than usual but the female seems to make them regret the decision each time.
Any info would be great! I know its too late to prepare to raise the eggs but I don't want the situation to be more stressful for them than it already is, plus it would be nice if they laid again.
The female is a black onyx and the male is a snowflake I have had the female 6 months and the male just over a month. Water parameters are optimal other than nitrates reading 5 on salifert. Of note water temp was raised 4 degrees over the last 24 hours (was set at 77 when temp dropped a couple weeks back to keep it from over working when we were having trouble with the thermostat)
Also purple tang and yellow corris wrasse seem to be harassing that area more than usual but the female seems to make them regret the decision each time.
Any info would be great! I know its too late to prepare to raise the eggs but I don't want the situation to be more stressful for them than it already is, plus it would be nice if they laid again.
