J. Montgomery
Mouth Pipetting
Right now I have two ~1" clownfish in my quarantine tank. They've been in there for two weeks. I bought one at the LFS that was labeled as "Percula Clown" . . . and when they got another shipment in a few days later I bought another, though this one was labeled as "True Percula Clown". I thought, "Uh Oh, I hope I don't have one false and one true perc." The staff at this LFS isn't too knowledgeable and all the clowns looked the same, so I didn't think too much of it.
When I bought them, both of them had pretty much the same coloration. Now after two weeks, one of them is clearly becoming more dominant (the "True" perc, and developing slightly darker color) and nipping at the other one's fines.
So my questions are
1. Is it ok to pair up a true and false percula (if that is what I really have)?
2. Is a little bit of nipping normal for a pair of clownfish as they're setting up dominance, or is this something I should worry about (other than some small tears on his fins, the small guy appears healthy)?
Thanks for any advice. I'll try to post pics when I can get some good shots.
When I bought them, both of them had pretty much the same coloration. Now after two weeks, one of them is clearly becoming more dominant (the "True" perc, and developing slightly darker color) and nipping at the other one's fines.
So my questions are
1. Is it ok to pair up a true and false percula (if that is what I really have)?
2. Is a little bit of nipping normal for a pair of clownfish as they're setting up dominance, or is this something I should worry about (other than some small tears on his fins, the small guy appears healthy)?
Thanks for any advice. I'll try to post pics when I can get some good shots.
