Only One of my Clowns Hosting

[aiber]

Greetings,

I have a pair of clowns in my tank with a RBTA. Only the female (dominant) is hosting. The other clown stays mostly in a corner of the tank. Any advise for getting the male to also host?

If this has already been covered, please provide the link.

Thank you for your help in advance.

 

[davocean]

Just give it time, often the female establishes dominance this way and keeps the male out for a while

 

[aiber]

Just give it time, often the female establishes dominance this way and keeps the male out for a while

It has been about 5 months. More time?

 

[davocean]

That's actually about the same amount of time my female kept her male out of her mag, it's probably the longest I've had a female do this, but it happens.

Then my female got all fussy, and I was pretty sure she was about to have a change, and sure enough she chased my male again for a couple weeks, next thing they are both in their mag and spawning a few weeks later.