okay i got 2 ocelaris clowns and my original was 1 and a half inches. 5months later i added a 1 inch and i aclimated him. then while doing that i took my old clown and put him in a bucket. after aclimation i took the new clown and put him in the bucket. after 10 minutes i neted them together and left them in the net in the tank hanging from the top for 1minute. then i let them go. twithing started instantly indicating peace and mating.
easy way and fast way i mated clownfish.
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Reef Ruler
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It may work for bonding, but the twitching just is a submission movement like when dogs roll over and go stomach-up when there is a bigger dog around, showing submisison. It doesnt mean that they will be breeding anytime soon, and probably wont at 1.5 inches
Slakker
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Heh...funny you should mention it...
Maroons can be paired up after the fact...it's just quite a bit touchier and a lot more work
Also, IMO, this method may have worked out okay but seems to be placing an awful lot of stress on the fish.
You've lost two clowns already...if this one, god forbid, doesn't work out, it might be time to take a break for a while and examine your husbandry practices. Establish a quarantine procedure, it seems like a hassle, but will save you a lot of money in replacement fish in the long run, not to mention the obvious benefit of not killing a bunch of fish.
As always, best of luck with the new clown. I hope this one makes it, but if it doesn't, take a step back and slow things down for a while. It's been said a million times; only bad things happen quickly.
Maroons can be paired up after the fact...it's just quite a bit touchier and a lot more work
Also, IMO, this method may have worked out okay but seems to be placing an awful lot of stress on the fish.
You've lost two clowns already...if this one, god forbid, doesn't work out, it might be time to take a break for a while and examine your husbandry practices. Establish a quarantine procedure, it seems like a hassle, but will save you a lot of money in replacement fish in the long run, not to mention the obvious benefit of not killing a bunch of fish.
As always, best of luck with the new clown. I hope this one makes it, but if it doesn't, take a step back and slow things down for a while. It's been said a million times; only bad things happen quickly.
I purchased a whole setup from a friend a while back. The setup was distributed between my 120g and my 55g. It had a 2.5" Maroon that I could not find a home for. My 120 already has a bonded pair of GSM's. My 55g sole fish was a 1.25" Occelaris. Guess where the 2.5" GSM went? 5-7 weeks so far and no problems. I wouldn't call them bonded yet, but they do get along.
