vibrating clown 2

[clowns101]

my larger common clown has bin twitching when she gets close to the smaller clown. what is she doing? is she ok? is it a pairing problem? i dont know but maybe you guys will know. please help me.

 

[Reef Newb11]

its normal, its is just part of the pairing dance. My occelaris (sp?) did it alot. How long have the two been together?

 

[clowns101]

the to have ben together for 2 weeks.

 

[Reef Newb11]

sounds normal, like I said just kind of like a little show for the other.

if you want you can check out Joyce Wilkersons "Clownfishes" book it is kinda like THE clown fish book.

 

[clowns101]

i know. i waas already told to look at it.

 

[elegance coral]

It is very common for the smaller (male) to face the surface and twitch around the larger (female). I have never seen the female do this.
Is the larger clown facing the smaller one and jerking its head but not really facing the surface and vibrating? If so, turn off all the noise in the room and listen to the tank real close when she does this. She is probably making the clacking noise that means leave me alone. The larger species can make quite a loud noise when they get ticked off.

 

[clowns101]

it the larger one twitching.