I've had a pair of fancy oscellaris clownfish for 3+ years now and out of nowhere my female started to shred the male's fins and chase him around the tank while kicking him out of their gigantea anemone house. My temperature was raised a bit to 82 to accommodate the gigs but I don't see that being the issue. Although I've never seen them lay eggs I've seen the male cleans areas and vigorously shake next to the female while she shakes. By no means am I a clownfish expert so I'd love to hear some thought on this. Last night I had to remove the male since the female was going ballistic beating him up to the point where he was at the top corner of my tank gasping. He is currently in a hospital tank with a small gig I'm treating.
Ocellaris rejection???
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CoralsAddiction
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My guess would be that your male has grown in size to the point where the female views him as a threat to become the second female. When that happens in the wild the largest clown will evict any clown she perceives as a threat.
http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/4/576.full.pdf
http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/4/576.full.pdf
akida,
Have had pairs fall apart over the years numerous times, sometimes it is temporary and conditional, sometimes permanent. It might be worth rearranging the tank, but I have gotten lazy over the years and let it be. If I did not have multiple tanks, I would heal him up and trade him on a heathy juvenile.
Great research project CoralsAddiction, thanks for linking it.
Of course, we have the other end of the spectrum represented by mobert's clowns:
Have had pairs fall apart over the years numerous times, sometimes it is temporary and conditional, sometimes permanent. It might be worth rearranging the tank, but I have gotten lazy over the years and let it be. If I did not have multiple tanks, I would heal him up and trade him on a heathy juvenile.
Great research project CoralsAddiction, thanks for linking it.
Of course, we have the other end of the spectrum represented by mobert's clowns:
I only have four anemones now so not as many choices for bedding. Here is a flashlight/phone picture showing them all piled in one anemone along with the dominant egg laying pair:
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