New maroon problems

[29galkid]

Hey i bought 2 new moroon clown at big als..And they are constantly fighting is this normal???One is smaller than the other they are about 2 inch..I have now put the bully in breeding cage should i leave him in there till the other one recover from the damaged fin and everything or should i just release them so they can do there thing???? Thanks in advance

 

[willcon]

marron clowns are one of the most aggresive clownfish species if not the most. it would only be okay to house 2 together if it was a humoungous tank with a lot of rock work or they would have to be a mated pair. if they are neither please believe the stronger one will kill the weaker.
givin you have a 29 gallon and they are fighting, i would return one before it died, or give to a friend, cause they wont stop fighting.
sorry about your problems
:happyfish

 

[keleighr]

i have two maroon clowns in a 36 glln tank.
They are working together just fine. I am planning to remove all the pther fish out as well in order for the fish to have their own tank. Hoping that this will encourage them to lay eggs. I don't know what the success rate is on survival of the babies but i do want them to have their own space.
Just so you know i bought them seperately from two different stores.
At first the newer one hung out with the Coral Beauty then after a few love dances from the smaller one it went over to the older one.

 

[kenn157]

I have a pair of maroons, a wsm and a gsm. The wsm was in the tank first for about 6 months. I later added the gsm and he was chased and found a place to hide for about 4 months. I have 7 bta's, 6 from just one that split that many times and a rbta.
Long story short the maroons have spawned twice so far in the past month and all the bta's are well cared for by the pair. :happyfish

 

[29galkid]

Did the bully tear up the other fish fin?

 

[jacknjill]

the fighting is normal behavior. they should eventually be ok, but if they are both females, you will have to take one out

 

[29galkid]

they are tearing eachother fin up...The samller one is beating up the bigger one

 

[jacknjill]

the smaller one is beating the bigger one up? hmmmmm, you may have two females

 

[29galkid]

They are both fighting eachother though

 

[treybom]

Originally Posted by JacknJill
the smaller one is beating the bigger one up? hmmmmm, you may have two females
even if they are 2 females dont they change sexes?

 

[jacknjill]

they can change from male to female, but not female to male. once they turn female they are female forever