Pairing tricinctus
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Winwood
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So after giving some thought to what rc4kinu said about my anemone not being large enough for the two of them I have removed both fish from the big tank and they are now back in the little 10 gallon QT tank. They are again existing harmoniously. The smaller one is showing submissive behaviors and the larger one has shown no overt aggression. They have been together for the last 2 hours and I have been keeping a close eye on them ever since.
I guess what is running through my head is if they are both healthy and are both female they would be tearing each other apart right? Could it really be the presence of an anemone that could bring on such extreme aggression. I would really like to know what you guys think. I guess I will leave the two together for quite some time in the small tank as long as they get along and hope the pair bond strengthens.
I guess what is running through my head is if they are both healthy and are both female they would be tearing each other apart right? Could it really be the presence of an anemone that could bring on such extreme aggression. I would really like to know what you guys think. I guess I will leave the two together for quite some time in the small tank as long as they get along and hope the pair bond strengthens.
The female tri I used to have wouldn't let the male within a foot of the anemone. She even laid eggs on the other side of the tank from her anemone. From my experience, female's in the clarkii complex are as possessive and aggressive with their anemone's as maroon females are.
I tried adding a second bta to the tank to see if that helped reduce the aggression. It just made it worse, she went from bta to bta and wouldn't let the male in either of them.
I tried adding a second bta to the tank to see if that helped reduce the aggression. It just made it worse, she went from bta to bta and wouldn't let the male in either of them.
Winwood
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Hmmm, well this may not be the most humane thing to do, however the thought did cross my mind to get some juvenile clarkiis to use as dither fish in hopes that their presence will divert the two tri's attention from one another.
On another note it is good to hear from someone who has experience with this species.
Thank you frydaddy. Did you ever get two fish to reconcile their differences?
On another note it is good to hear from someone who has experience with this species.
Thank you frydaddy. Did you ever get two fish to reconcile their differences?
Yeah, the male learned to stay out of the btas during the day. When the female was out patrolling the tank she allowed him to tag along. He would sneak into which ever bta she wasn't at night. They spawned every 13-15 days. That was their routine before I moved and gave them away.
Mine weren't close in size like yours are. When I paired them, the female was 3.5" and the male 1". At the time they started spawning, the female was close to 4" and the male close to 2".
Mine weren't close in size like yours are. When I paired them, the female was 3.5" and the male 1". At the time they started spawning, the female was close to 4" and the male close to 2".
Winwood
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So maybe this is just a rough and tumble species. I still am holding out hope for mine despite their close proximity in size. About two years ago I obtained two large chrysopterus from a local wholesaler in hopes that there was a slim chance that they might pair. I placed them both into a 20 gallon tank for quarantine. I assume thew were both females because without even getting themselves acclimated, the two fish were biting each other's fins and removing scales. I subsequently seperated them with a see through divider and tried several times to reintroduce them with the same results.
With my current tricinctus it is a very different story, the smaller one of the two seems to be going through all the signs of submission shaking, biting at the substrate, etc..
This seems to over just fine in the small tank, it's just in the luxury suite that the larger of two finds this behavior unacceptable. I have never had clowns behave this way. Then again, I have never kept this species before either so no matter what happens I'm chalking it up to a learning experience.
With my current tricinctus it is a very different story, the smaller one of the two seems to be going through all the signs of submission shaking, biting at the substrate, etc..
This seems to over just fine in the small tank, it's just in the luxury suite that the larger of two finds this behavior unacceptable. I have never had clowns behave this way. Then again, I have never kept this species before either so no matter what happens I'm chalking it up to a learning experience.
iceh
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Sounds like my girlfriend and I in the presence of the tv remote....
