hyzer
New Member
How long does it take for clowns to pair up?
I have a recently cycled 12g nanocube that I just added 2 False Percula Clowns this past Saturday (along with a small clean up crew). For the first two days the clowns seem to swim along just fine and the larger of the two would occasionally dart towards the smaller one and it would hold its ground. Now I am seeing the larger chase the smaller one around the tank for 15-20 seconds at a time then repeat this every couple of minutes. The larger one doesn’t seem to be making contact or biting the smaller as I can tell.
From reading this forum I understand this is normal behavior. I guess my question basically is how long I can expect this behavior to go on, I am noticing the smaller fish trying to stay a bit clear of the larger and I am worried that the smaller one will be stressed out by this if it continues on.
Here is a pic of the tank to see what my setup is.
I have a recently cycled 12g nanocube that I just added 2 False Percula Clowns this past Saturday (along with a small clean up crew). For the first two days the clowns seem to swim along just fine and the larger of the two would occasionally dart towards the smaller one and it would hold its ground. Now I am seeing the larger chase the smaller one around the tank for 15-20 seconds at a time then repeat this every couple of minutes. The larger one doesn’t seem to be making contact or biting the smaller as I can tell.
From reading this forum I understand this is normal behavior. I guess my question basically is how long I can expect this behavior to go on, I am noticing the smaller fish trying to stay a bit clear of the larger and I am worried that the smaller one will be stressed out by this if it continues on.
Here is a pic of the tank to see what my setup is.
