help. my clowns are trying to kill each other.

[mannix]

I have a pair of snowflake clowns and they just started fighting like mad. Had them for about 2 months and they are both small. I have seen the smaller one being submissive in the past and so the litle sidways wjggle but now they are fighting. Will a male rurn into a female with one in the tanks already? Or is this just a part of there ritual? Also the female has started hosting a torch and was not letting the male into the torch. Could this be because he is trying to force his way in or something?

 

[niftyjosh]

Establishing female/male dominance.

 

[mannix]

So even after one shows submition for a while fights can still sometimes happen? Also they have stopped for now which is good.

 

[afrankiewicz12]

Ugh seen this a thousand times... Couples fighting.... Try counciling yet?

 

[mannix]

Lol i was just thinking how like us fish can be or vice versa

 

[afboundguy]

Sounds like the normal who's gonna be the guy and girl clownfish problems... Mine are still too young for all that tank drama thankfully

 

[Jocko]

In all seriousness, the female will always need to be a little tough on the man to make sure he stays a man. My female Clarkii was hosting my RBTA for months while the male was banished to the opposite side of the tank. But then one day she let him move in. And since this is a family-friendly reef club, I won't go into detail on what happened next.