Mated Maroon Clowns Divorcing?

[alienz]

So just the other week my Maroon's spawned for the first time! Hooray!

But then this morning I noticed the female was aggressively chasing the male. He'd be hiding up near the plumbing at the top of the tank.

I came back this afternoon and he's looking pretty beat up so I put together a quick separation container for him to float in for a bit.

Has anyone else seen this behavior? Will the female eventually calm down? It's about 5 days since the eggs hatched if that makes any difference.

 

[ska d]

Shell have to calm down if she ever wants to mate with him again. The only thing I can think of is if this is the fishes first time laying eggs, and its kinda a matter not knowing what to do. Instincts maybe taking over.

 

[alienz]

A follow up for any future searches. I kept him separated for a day and attempted a reunion. She was still not ready. After another day, the second release went much better and she has stopped going after him.

Hopefully it was a one time thing and they will spawn again.