r&b clowns

[rous]

i got a pair of r&b clowns in my tank which they have to themselves,she seems to be chasing him round the tank alot today more so than before and biting at the live rock i have in the tank.
is this normal.
some books say its all part of a courtship thing they do before they mate ,hmmmm.
looks like a bit of bullying to me.these are wild caught clowns not tank bred so i dont know if this makes any difference.
can you give me piece of mind and explain this behaviour or do i have to get in the tank and threaten them with detention.lol
dave

 

[zoomfish1]

Mating ritual. Female overbears the male to submission. When he starts doing the tail dance when she comes around, she will quit chasing him so much.

Also, what is a r&b clown?

 

[rous]

zoomfish1,
r&b clown is : red and black clownfish. A.MELANOPUS.
sometimes its called a cinnamon clown.

 

[stykthyn]

how long have they been together? All sounds ok, if the female didnt ant the partner he would be dead by now. They should calm down in a while.

 

[rous]

they have been together for at least 5 weeks that i know of.this was when i got them.before that not sure as these are wild caught clowns.i orderd a mating pair so that i could breed them so on that asumption who knows,these are not small clowns id say she's about 3.5 inches and he's about 2.5 inches.
hope this helps you a bit more to help me.