I thought I had two pairs of clowns with a male and female in each pair. They were in different tanks and lived as seperate pairs for quite some time now, but neither has laid eggs. Now that I have a 210 gallon tank, I thought they would be ok on opposite ends of the tank, and it worked for a week and a half. Now the three smallest fish seem to be fighting for a spot in the anemone with the largest one which was presumed to be a female. Perhaps my other "pair" was still just 2 males so now I have 3 males with 1 female? Somehow I need to get 2 of them out. Fish A and B lived in the anemone, and fish C and D lived in some LPS corals. Now fish C and D are kicking the crap out of fish B and trying to hook up with fish A. Is it also possible that they might figure out a new chain of dominance and eventually get along?
Ocelaris Clowns fighting. Can a female revert to being male?
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With regards to what gender they were in their separate tanks. . .When mature, the male is much smaller than the female. Were they mature? Was there a distinct size difference? If the fish or any of them were not mature yet, then they will attempt to mate as they mature. But, it will be one male and one female. Sometimes the eventual mated pair will attempt to drive off or, in the case of the captive fish, kill, the unchosen mates.
Yes, they both had distinctively different sizes within each pair. I don't know what is considered mature, but the larger pair is at least 3 years old and have been together for at least 2 years and the other pair isn't too far behind them.
This morning I couldn't find fish B who was getting picked on, but realized when I got home this evening that he was hiding within the rocks to avoid another whoopin'.
This morning I couldn't find fish B who was getting picked on, but realized when I got home this evening that he was hiding within the rocks to avoid another whoopin'.
Now I'm starting to think that the younger smaller pair is trying to steal the nem from the older pair rather than steal a mate. They started by chasing off the male, but there is no way big momma is gonna let 'em have it. The other pair seemed perfectly content in the corals before, but this is the first time I know of that they have been in a tank with a suitable anemone.
