I got my first 2 clown fish from LFS (regular clown fish and snowflake) a month and half ago. My snowflake is larger than my regular clown fish. For first two days, they slept together (sleeping very closely that almost like touching each other) Next two days, they slept separately. There were no sign of aggression. On 5th days, I found out that my regular clown fish has a disease, so i separated him to quarantine tank and started treating him. Unfortunately, he passed away in 3-4 weeks.
Then I bought Blacker Ice Snowflake clown fish and 2 gobies from online. It turned out it is 1 cm bigger than my snowflake. Once it is introduced to the tank, my snowflake chased the blacker ice, and I saw him biting and holding the spiny dorsal fin of blacker ice for like 1-2 sec. After that, I never see my snowflake bite blacker ice. But it does chase after blacker ice many times for first 2-3 days. Blacker ice was like living in terror. Later when ever they see face to face each other, my blacker ice turn to the side and flapping its pectoral fin quickly several times. Is it the sign of submission? Some time both of them do that in same time.
Whenever my Blacker ice stand its ground instead of running away, my snowflake is the one do that. On 10th day, I see blacker ice is sleeping 5 inches away from snowflake, before they slept at opposite side of the tank. Even so, Snowflake still chase Blacker ice some time, maybe like 2-3 times a day.
Do you guys think if it were two females, there would be more aggression, or will there be aggression between them forever?
I don't know if my snowflake already turned to female, when it was living with regular clown fish for 5 days. I don't know how long it take for a clown fish to change gender. Btw snowflake has 1 and 3/5 inches long and blacker ice is 2 inches long, and regular clownfish is 1 and 1/5 inch long. Snowflake is the one showing aggression toward blacker ice.
Then I bought Blacker Ice Snowflake clown fish and 2 gobies from online. It turned out it is 1 cm bigger than my snowflake. Once it is introduced to the tank, my snowflake chased the blacker ice, and I saw him biting and holding the spiny dorsal fin of blacker ice for like 1-2 sec. After that, I never see my snowflake bite blacker ice. But it does chase after blacker ice many times for first 2-3 days. Blacker ice was like living in terror. Later when ever they see face to face each other, my blacker ice turn to the side and flapping its pectoral fin quickly several times. Is it the sign of submission? Some time both of them do that in same time.
Whenever my Blacker ice stand its ground instead of running away, my snowflake is the one do that. On 10th day, I see blacker ice is sleeping 5 inches away from snowflake, before they slept at opposite side of the tank. Even so, Snowflake still chase Blacker ice some time, maybe like 2-3 times a day. Do you guys think if it were two females, there would be more aggression, or will there be aggression between them forever?
I don't know if my snowflake already turned to female, when it was living with regular clown fish for 5 days. I don't know how long it take for a clown fish to change gender. Btw snowflake has 1 and 3/5 inches long and blacker ice is 2 inches long, and regular clownfish is 1 and 1/5 inch long. Snowflake is the one showing aggression toward blacker ice.
