LucidGoblin
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So, I bought a pair of ocellaris from my LFS that he claimed were a "bonded pair." (As far as that goes, one was much smaller than the other, and they weren't fighting.) I had hoped they would pair up, live in my BTA, and possibly mate. Well, the first thing I noticed is the larger one wanted nothing to do with the nem. In fact, she almost acted wary of it. Then I noticed she wouldn't relax and make herself at home in the tank the way the other fish were. She would just hover in one corner of the tank, breathing a little fast, acting nervous. (The smaller one acted a little more relaxed, but would stay with her.) She would barely eat, if at all. I also realized that she was a deeper orange color than most ocellaris you would see in a fish store. Then it dawned on me. She must be a wild caught fish, and wasn't adjusting well to captivity. (My water parameters are optimal, by the way, so I don't think this has anything to do with it.) Does my theory hold any water? 
