clowns & anemone

[thelitone]

hi all,
so Ive had a ocillaris for about 8mo. and an anemone for about 5mo. i added another ocillaris about 2mo. ago. neither of the clowns had any interest in the anemone before. now the bigger clown is SERIOUSLY defending the anemone. but not hosting. the 2 clowns get along well. are the clowns about to host the anemone? errrr.... whats going on?

 

[Darthv247]

defending it against the other clown ? if so they could just be courting or getting ready to breed. They doing the little shake towards eachother ?

 

[thelitone]

no not against the other clown....but against every other fish...... and yes Ive seen the larger one turn sideways and have a "seizure" at the smaller clown. what does that mean?

defending it against the other clown ? if so they could just be courting or getting ready to breed. They doing the little shake towards eachother ?

 

[Darthv247]

they are courting. spawning time. mine have been doign it a lot lately too well they were until 3 days ago i noticed the babies in the back of the tank. They will fight a tiny bit too to establish dominance int he proccess.

 

[returnofsid]

The shaking, shimmying and seizure like activity isn't usually a sign of spawning behavior. It's more of a sign of dominance. It's just the two clowns figuring out which will be the boss (female.)