Mating Clowns???

[rackyrane]

How do you tell if your clowns are mating? Mine are doing some funny dancing in sychrony. What should I watch for?

 

[camillo]

watch for --- lol, thats usually a good indication of mating. lol no but seriously im not sure, however i am pretty sure that having an anenome will help as they might lay eggs near it to keep them in a safe place from other tank members

 

[rackyrane]

I have a BTA, but they totally ignore the poor thing. It looks so lonely!

 

[fishy7]

Originally Posted by Rackyrane
How do you tell if your clowns are mating? Mine are doing some funny dancing in sychrony. What should I watch for?
This is a sign of submission, this is the male. The female will lay eggs and the male will fertilize them. You will know when this happens.

 

[mscarpena]

Well first of all clowns don't have ---. The female will lay the eggs then the male will come and fertilize them. What you are seeing is them bnding and forming a pair. You will only know that it's going to happen when they lay eggs. They may lay eggs in 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years or never. A good indications is that they are preparing or cleaning a rock off. Also you do not need an anemone, but in my opion it does help to make them feel secure.