chrisstie
Premium Member
Well in two tanks I have two female clownfish. I've introduced juveniles to each tank. Or at least, I'm pretty sure they are. I was wondering if I could describe the clowns behavior and you could use your experiences to tell me if I'm on the right track.
So far neither female has aggresively gone after the male. None of them are maroons so I think I'm ahead of the game there. One pair is a latz/clarkii (or possibly allardi i think he needs to get a tad older to tell for sure, my eye isn't so great for the juvenile) and the other is perc/ocellaris.
In the tank with the latz/clarkii the female has chased the small hopefully male clown away from her anemone a little but over the last few days he's been gradually getting closer and closer. If anything the blenny has chased him more but he seems to have stopped realizing that the clown is now sharing his territory. The female seems defensive of the anem but accepting of his presence. No bloodshed or locking of lips. I'm wondering if he needs to come into his male-ness to do the submissive thing and hopefully they will pair up.
Today I just added the occellaris to the perc tank. He dove straight for her anemone and she was thrashing about by herself in the anemone. She didn't chase him but he was made aware that a dwarf angel sharing the tank didnt like him in his territory. Again, I find it funny another fish is bullying the clown instead of the female. She seemed shy of the male like Oh? A mate? Oh do I look okay? I better go inside my nem to make sure my makeup is just right... She was coy almost, or possibly even excited. I know it doesn't translate to human emotions but there was no sign of aggression or anything. That's only day 1 though so we'll see.
So long as there isn't chasing over and more aggresiveness do you think I'm on the way towards a peaceful if not successful pairing?
So far neither female has aggresively gone after the male. None of them are maroons so I think I'm ahead of the game there. One pair is a latz/clarkii (or possibly allardi i think he needs to get a tad older to tell for sure, my eye isn't so great for the juvenile) and the other is perc/ocellaris.
In the tank with the latz/clarkii the female has chased the small hopefully male clown away from her anemone a little but over the last few days he's been gradually getting closer and closer. If anything the blenny has chased him more but he seems to have stopped realizing that the clown is now sharing his territory. The female seems defensive of the anem but accepting of his presence. No bloodshed or locking of lips. I'm wondering if he needs to come into his male-ness to do the submissive thing and hopefully they will pair up.
Today I just added the occellaris to the perc tank. He dove straight for her anemone and she was thrashing about by herself in the anemone. She didn't chase him but he was made aware that a dwarf angel sharing the tank didnt like him in his territory. Again, I find it funny another fish is bullying the clown instead of the female. She seemed shy of the male like Oh? A mate? Oh do I look okay? I better go inside my nem to make sure my makeup is just right... She was coy almost, or possibly even excited. I know it doesn't translate to human emotions but there was no sign of aggression or anything. That's only day 1 though so we'll see.
So long as there isn't chasing over and more aggresiveness do you think I'm on the way towards a peaceful if not successful pairing?
