Single clown vs. pair agression?

[FishNutty]

I've got a pair of Occ. clowns in my 12 gallon cube, and at a year and a half old, the female has started to get overly 'friendly' when I put my hand in the tank for maintenance. They were in the tank with a blue damsel, and it died a few months ago, but it doesn't seem to have made a big difference. They're currently the only fish in the tank.
It's made me kind of curious, are single clowns more docile? Or are all adult clowns nippy? How does it differ between the species? Are there differences between the color/pattern morphs within species?

 

[nguyentri]

I've got a pair of Occ. clowns in my 12 gallon cube, and at a year and a half old, the female has started to get overly 'friendly' when I put my hand in the tank for maintenance. They were in the tank with a blue damsel, and it died a few months ago, but it doesn't seem to have made a big difference. They're currently the only fish in the tank.
It's made me kind of curious, are single clowns more docile? Or are all adult clowns nippy? How does it differ between the species? Are there differences between the color/pattern morphs within species?

I think because they are in a 12 gallon tank so they don't want any new invaders in their home. I have 3 pairs of maroon clownfish and the females are very protected their homes.

 

[FishNutty]

Good point!

 

[andip3]

do you have an anemone in the tank that they host in? I have noticed that the clowns get a little more aggressive of their home if they have hosted a nem, but ya it could just be because of the small size of the tank they dont want any outsiders lol

 

[FishNutty]

Nope, these guys host the flow accelerator, lol!