Naked clown pairing problem!!!

evil4g63

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I bought them close to a month now and they're in a 10gallon tank until I finish my 30gallon cube. They had what appeared to be lymphocystis but I've been feeding them brine with garlic and it has dissapeared completly. Only one of them has 1 or 2 spots left but I think it's because the other is biting him. I think the one is biting the other because it's mouth has a lot of marks, not the same mouth as when I got it and you see him chasing it, not so aggressive, like trying to scare it almost all the time, but at night they both sleep in the same place like nothing ever happened. The question is: what should I do? Should I let them in and let them settle their differences until they pair or should I take the punching bag out? They're both juvys, I think, as they are only 1"-1.25" long and they where in the same tank when I bought them. I was trying to make a pair but don't know if it's possible now, at least with this two. Will an anemone help? They're hosting my hammer right now.
 
My clowns fought at first as well! They are desiding which one is more dominate and the one that wins will become the female and the boss!! Leave them be and they will pair on there own! An anemone will always help! Good luck!!
 
they need to duke it out to decide who is the female and male. it wont last too much longer. i would just get a simple bta. all depends on your lighting.
 
Right now I don't think I can put any in there because it's really packed and I sold my 150w halide to replace it with leds, which I regret but on the 30gallon I plan on putting a 250w halide with lumenbright reflector. I was planning on making it a mixed reef so wanted an anemone that would stay on the bottom or in the sand. Any recommendation?
 
Color is awesome but growth it's really slow, almost none in lps and sps but if you only have softies this light are perfect. My zoas are growing like weeds.
 
what about a 150mh sunpod or a nova extreme pro or like a 4 bulb T5. either of these will support and nem you want to add to you tank. just be wary of carpets cause they will get big. fishneedit sells nice and cheap fixtures.
 
Thanks for the info but I was planning to make it mostly sps with a few other corals. I never thought on having a nem in there until I got my clowns and saw them in the hammer. There isn't any nem that will stay in the sand or very low in the tank that doesn't get bigger than 8"? Or that it takes very long to get there?
 
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