Black ocellaris fighting help

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  1. somethingfish85

    somethingfish85 Skunk Shrimp

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    hey guys about a week ago i bought 2 juvenille black ocellaris to keep with a 3rd adult i bought 2 because i figured the established clown would be less territorial now my problem is the 2 juvenilles are fighting, is there anything i can do other then taking one out and putting it in a spare tank
     
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  3. m_hsiao

    m_hsiao Purple Spiny Lobster

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    that doesn't make too much sense to do that.. if you already have a established tank in the aquarium, you shouldn't be adding 2 more into the tank with it.. i'm surprised the adult clown isn't beating up on the two clowns you just added.. if you decide to add any clowns to an existing one in the tank so they can pair up.. remember this thumb of rule for clowns..
    male can remain male or turn into female
    female is always a female and can't turn into male

    female is always the bigger one in a pair of clowns.
    if the clown is by itself in a tank like your existing one, it most likely is a female and it has a chance of pairing up with one of your juveniles.. what i would do in your situation is put one of the juvenile clowns into your tank just the two of them alone, seperate the other one.. and if they fight, try it with the other juvenile to get a pair.. then take the left out one back to the LFS
    good luck
     
  4. somethingfish85

    somethingfish85 Skunk Shrimp

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    the established clown was very accepting of both now i think the juvenilles are competing for the position of male and i didnt think getting 2 extra would hurt as i have heard that the one that doesnt pair will remain a juvenille until one of the others dies, i just bought the extra two because i figured it would give me a better chance of forming a pair, the juvenilles have stopped there bickering and there is no fin loss i think it may have been a dominance thing? your opinion?
     
  5. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    That is exactly what they are doing. They are establishing the pecking order in their clan and figuring out who will be the mating male and which will be the neuter male.
     
  6. somethingfish85

    somethingfish85 Skunk Shrimp

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    yeh that was my theory i just thought id be thougrough and make sure, but have all settled well now and made a home of my BTA