clownfish breeding???????????????

jubbers · 07-09-2007, 08:09 PM

i have 2 false percs in a 20 gallon aquarium the larger one darts at the smaller one and the smaller one shakes. they hang out close to each other i have an attachment. are they mating

tippMANn98 · 07-10-2007, 09:53 AM

no, it sounds like a territorial aggression. I have seen damsels do the same thing, and we all know, clowns are a breed of damsel....im not 100% on that behavior, but have witnessed it before..

Woodstock · 07-10-2007, 09:55 AM

The 'shaking' is a type of submissive behavior. It sounds like they are getting along just fine. I've had different types of clowns pair up and spawn in my reef; all of which would shimmy and shake at their mates. It is sorta like a dance.

jubbers · 07-10-2007, 10:43 AM

ok that is good news. they might spawn!

cioutlaw · 07-10-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jubbers

ok that is good news. they might spawn!

& they might not, my clowns(2y/o) do the same & have never laid eggs.

jubbers · 07-11-2007, 09:37 PM

mine are just under one year old. how old will my clowns be when they lay their eggs? is there anything i can do to encourage breedin? such as feeding meaty foods and supplying anemones?

jubbers · 08-16-2007, 10:57 AM

well, i ahve waited it out now they know who is boss and they hang around eachother. they both guard the barnacle which i think they may spawn on later on.

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jubbers Torch coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NE Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clownfish breeding??????????????? mine are just under one year old. how old will my clowns be when they lay their eggs? is there anything i can do to encourage breedin? such as feeding meaty foods and supplying anemones?

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jubbers Torch coral Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NE Posts: 549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: clownfish breeding??????????????? well, i ahve waited it out now they know who is boss and they hang around eachother. they both guard the barnacle which i think they may spawn on later on. __________________ I have a love interest in every one of my films - a gun. Arnold Schwarzenegger In the land of the skunks he who has half a nose is king. Chris Farley The point is, how do you know the Guarantee Fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer. Chris Farley Justin

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