Maroon clown acting...ODD

So I dunno if any of you had caught my previous posts but in a nutshell we had an inch long maroon and a 4" Clarkii...Clarkii is out of tank now. Yesterday we got another maroon that's the same size as orig one in hopes that they will pair. They liplocked and fought a bit yesterday but have ceased. Now the new one has taken up residence in the nem at bottom of tank. The orig M never got close to the nem, primarily because the Clarkii ruled that roost. Today the orig. maroon won't leave it's spot at top of tank behind filter box. I fed the tank and used my finger to scoot it dwn so it would realise food was present and the new M chased it off. What should I do? Did I mess this all up?

 

Give it some time to get used to the tank IMO. Since they were the same size it might take a bit for them to establish dominance. Good for taking out the Clarkii, two different kinds of clowns in a tank that small can be a problem.

 

Ok...Thx Screw. Also I notice that the orig M is swimming sideways at the top of tank...well its not swimming more like hanging in the current sideways.

 

+1 on what screw said. Maroons are often regarded as the most aggressive clown species, and the female will usually harass the male until she accepts him as a mate. Its not uncommon to hear of a female going so far as to kill the male, so try to keep an eye on em. Good luck!

 

Yea I know they can be/are aggressive...am monitoring closely.

 

Sounds good. All in all, this sounds like normal behavior. Give it some time, and the female should 'accept' the male as a mate.

 

OK...will do and thx!

 

Your fine, this is all normal my friend.