clownfish twitching...

[swnewb562]

recently ive noticed my clowfish twitching. they do it a few times a day, any ideas of what is causing them to twitch?

 

[gsellers]

just a sign of submission. all males will twitch while impressing the female...if you have 2 males they will twitch for eachother until the more dominant one turns to female. If an agressive pair the male will twitch for the female to cease the agressive behavior by turning sideways and having the ceizure like twitch

 

[swnewb562]

almost as if they are being shocked.

 

[gsellers]

yes its completely normal...
now if there twitching and bouncing off rocks thats a sign of a parasite...careful observation is the key

 

[swnewb562]

oh ok...so are they going into a phase to were one will become a female soon?

 

[gsellers]

the bigger more dominant clown will turn to the female

 

[fuerte91]

yea this just recently happened with my maroons. Didn't take long for them to figure out who was the more dominant( have an established female in there now). They're separated right now though, because the male won't protect himself