What Is He Doing?

[agent 14]

I was recently watching my clown and he was on some LR flipping it looked like he was having a cesor(sp) should i be worried or is he cleaning the rock for mating him and my female have paired up

 

[spicyballs]

flipping? like from one side to the other? mine just shakes around other fish or sometimes around the other clown or near the glass around the other clown...

 

[agent 14]

he like wiggles......what is that?

 

[spicyballs]

i'm no expert on clown behavior, but i'm guessing when it does it to other fish, it's telling them to stay away.. when it does it to the clown fish.. its more mating related? as i've seen my male do it near the glass while near the female clown.. but it seems the females doesn't acknowledge it, so maybe the female isn't ready yet?.... dunno..

 

[agent 14]

thanks......ill try to find more bout it when i do ill let you know what it is

 

[giraffemaster]

When the male is next to the female and turns sideways and shakes he is showing that he is submissive to the female. Many times when my male did this to the female it means that he is ready to mate. When the time is right they will start to bite at a rock to clean it off. This is all pre breeding ritual.

 

[agent 14]

yeah but he is doing it to the rock and they are bitin at the rock then they stop an swim away does that stilll meen they are gonna breed?

 

[giraffemaster]

Thats the same thing my clowns have done (both pairs) when they are about to lay eggs.

 

[agent 14]

but only the male is swimmin on the rock the female is swimmin around my tank.........is there any other way to tell that they are bout to breed?

 

[agent 14]

is there?

 

[giraffemaster]

If the male isn't shaking next to the female then they probably won't breed.

 

[agent 14]

awwwwww maaaaaaannn!!!!!!!

 

[wocka]

mine somtimes makes like a vibrating movement. its not on its side or anything it just spazes out.. kinda wierd

 

[agent 14]

yeah mine tooo but what is dat:thinking: :thinking:

 

[wocka]

the smaller one of the 2 did it

 

[agent 14]

well what is it?