Clownfish Fighting

[markrchavez]

Yesterday my wife noticed our two clown fish fighting with each early in the morning. During the day they are always next to each other with the slightly bigger one occasionally bumping the smaller one but from what I am read it seems like its normal as the bigger one takes the dominant role. She caught some of it on the video below and neither was hurt. I just want to make sure I shouldn't be worried.


https://youtu.be/GRzuVe_bSPQ

[Dean]

Hello Mark
This is normal bonding behavior in clownfish as you suspected. The larger one will get significantly larger than the male as she matures and the fighting will turn peaceful with the occasional skirmish as she keeps him in line. Not too different from human courtship. lol

[12_Egg_Omelette]

They aren't marron clowns are they?

[markrchavez]

Dean thank you for the answer!

No they are Mocha Clownfish so a mix between a Black and White Darwin ocellaris with an ocellaris clownfish.

[12_Egg_Omelette]

Got you, maroons can be mean and sometimes aggressiveness enough where they kill the other just wanted to check with you.

[Mike]

Sing with me "Everybody was Clownfish Fighting" .... :)

[quicksilverz]

They were fast as lighting

[Davie118]

In fact, it was a little bit frightening

But they fought with expert timing

~Greg

[12_Egg_Omelette]

They were funky China fish from Funky China Sea


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