any clown specialists?

[p00num3lli]

i got another false percula for my origanal one so it can have a boy/girl friend. after they settled there domonance with the new one chasing my first one around for about 5 mins, there fine and swimming together now. for the past week my first clown swims up to my new one and gets on its side, does this really fast *twitching* thing in front of it and beside it for like 1-2 seconds. and i see him do it a couple of times a day. yall know what its doing?

[ikey360]

hmmm weird

[Mr Cob]

I use to breed cichlids for many years and though cichlids are nothing in comparison that is what the males use to do to the females when courting/mating.

Texreefer had an entire documented thread on breeding clowns. Maybe he will chime in.

[p00num3lli]

wow, wouldnt that be something if they do lay eggs. well i have nowere to put them, so there on there own in the tank,lol.only got a regal and 2 clowns...

[Mr Cob]

wow, wouldnt that be something if they do lay eggs. well i have nowere to put them, so there on there own in the tank,lol.only got a regal and 2 clowns...

The eggs make good food for your other reef inhabitants.

[Jonthefishguy]

Amphiprion and Premnas species submissive behavior are very similar. The dominating fish will rush or otherwise attack the submissive fish. The submissive fish will turn sideways to the dominate fish and tilt its belly towards the dominate fish and quiver like an epileptic seizure. The female should recognize this behavior and stop the attack short of actual damage. Sometimes in new pairings and old well established pair bonds the dominate fish will move to a parallel position to the submissive and quiver back to the submissive fish.

In Premnas species there is an additional submissive behavior that is unique to maroons. When the submissive fish is rushed or otherwise attacked it/he will duck the attack, slip to the side of the female and tenderly kiss her cheek spines and pectoral fins of his beloved female.

[Tavio]

Yea, mine actually do that too. I figured it was a dominance thing. I bought 2 because i heard they would eventually pair. They do that shimmy dance quite often (also really common in cichlids).