False Perc Rituals

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  1. ninty

    ninty Flamingo Tongue

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    My two false percs have been in the tank for about 10 day's now at first there was peace now they are fighting a bit and seem to be submitting to each other.
    I have done some research and this seem quite normal for clown's, but i thought that only one of them would submit.

    Any Thought's.
     
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  2. JJK

    JJK Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Is one of them significantly larger than the other? If not, they will fight until one establishes dominance. If one is significantly larger than the other, it will likely not take long to establish its dominance, and it will likely become the female of the pair.
     
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  3. mattheuw1

    mattheuw1 Montipora Capricornis

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    +1....JJK is correct. Clowns need to establish dominance over the other. Sometimes they fight to the death, sometimes one surrenders. In my tank the larger one is more dominant and very aggressive to me. The other one that is smaller is not aggressive at all. You will eventually see them doing the mating dance which is pretty interesting.
     
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  4. ninty

    ninty Flamingo Tongue

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    The one that seems to be most aggressive is the smaller one, but there is only a small difference in size. I was wondering why they are both submitting.
     
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  5. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    sounds like theyre both stubborn and wont give up wanting to be the female. wow , stubborn and female , who knew? :D
     
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  6. ninty

    ninty Flamingo Tongue

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    Stubborn/Female, Never heard that in the same sentence before.

    Hope the wife doesn't read this :hammer:
     
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  7. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    im more worried about triplemom. lol
     
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  8. Triplemom

    Triplemom Pajama Cardinal

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    I just read this and was getting ready to type a response.....:evil:

    Then I saw this! :lol::lol::lol: Right now, I'm laughing too hard to come up with a snide remark! You got me, Guy! :lol:
     
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  9. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Your in trouble now.
     
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  10. Triplemom

    Triplemom Pajama Cardinal

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    He's always in trouble! I think he likes living on the edge! ;D
     
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