{aor of True Percula's fighting
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kittykitty
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Were they paired up and not fighting when you got them at the fish store? Sounds like they are exhibiting all of the behavior of a normal clown pair. The female chases/bites the smaller clown (the male) and the male sort of does a "dance" to the female. It's all about keeping the female's dominance, so the male doesn't turn into a female. (it's kinda confusing.)
mimo
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I actually had them shipped so I don't know how they were kept. Also, they started doing this as soon as I put them in the bucket to acclimate them! The smaller one already has small nips in his fins. I feel bad for him.
One more thing, the bully (larger one) has thicker black bands than the smaller one (presumably the male). Is that one way to tell between males or females or is just a normal variable between fish to fish?
One more thing, the bully (larger one) has thicker black bands than the smaller one (presumably the male). Is that one way to tell between males or females or is just a normal variable between fish to fish?
kittykitty
Member
no thats just a variable. only way you can tell is if they are paired up.
bang guy
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The larger of your pair is the female and the smaller is the male. The male will always get picked on, it's part of their normal life. If he's not fighting back then he won't get picked on as much.
Just let them work it out, it's normal. The nipped fins will heal faster than you can believe.
If you had two females they would both be fighting.
Just let them work it out, it's normal. The nipped fins will heal faster than you can believe.
If you had two females they would both be fighting.
mimo
Member
Wow, you guys made me feel so much better. I've been stressing over it all morning. I will pair them up again tonight and let them be. I'll keep you updated. Thanks everyone!
BTW, do you think these clowns will be fine without an anemone? They are both wild caught so I think they were ued to hosting with one in the wild. I have a 55 gallon tank about 5-6 weeks old. It's been cyled for a while now. I used 6 damsels to cyle it with (didn't know better) and I removed them (back to the LFS) yesterday when I introduced the clowns. I have a Sun-Tek 4x55 watt T5 hood with 2 Blue plus bulbs and 2 6500K bulbs. Do you think I could keep an anemone? Maybe a BTA?
BTW, do you think these clowns will be fine without an anemone? They are both wild caught so I think they were ued to hosting with one in the wild. I have a 55 gallon tank about 5-6 weeks old. It's been cyled for a while now. I used 6 damsels to cyle it with (didn't know better) and I removed them (back to the LFS) yesterday when I introduced the clowns. I have a Sun-Tek 4x55 watt T5 hood with 2 Blue plus bulbs and 2 6500K bulbs. Do you think I could keep an anemone? Maybe a BTA?