this is weird

angel1237 · Dec 15, 2014

I have two clowns...7 months now...one of them the female started going Into the anemone 2 weeks ago...since then when I turn out my bright light she chases the male clown fiercely all over the tank until I turn out the moonlight light,then she stops right away...I usually leave the moonlight on for an hour or so after turning out the daylight but I cant now because she runs the male half to death....any suggestions why?

maxxin69 · Dec 15, 2014

This is probably a new behavior from her hosting the anemone. Darkness usually calms a lot of animals (including us) since it naturally stimulates sleep. Just keep a close eye because she can reject him. If that's the case then you would need to get rid of the male before he is killed.

Reefahholic · Dec 16, 2014

The female can be aggressive when she's getting ready to mate.

Just like all women. Lol

gemini9 · Dec 17, 2014

Reefahholic said:
The female can be aggressive when she's getting ready to mate.

Just like all women. Lol

Mine always wants to cuddle... :-/

Kworker · Dec 19, 2014

As somebody mentioned, she's probably reaching the point of wanting to mate.. I had a female clown that killed 4 males. It was usually at about a year that she beat them up bad enough they died or disappeared.

KorD · Dec 19, 2014

My clowns like to cuddle at night and fight during the day... they need family counseling

stevers · Dec 19, 2014

How old are the clowns. They won't mate until they are around a year and a half at the very earliest. Most breeders I have spoken with claim that some pairs take over 3 years to lay.
There is a chance she is rejecting her mate. Or that the mate thinks it has a chance at being a female. Seperate the male and feed him way less food than the female. She will be bigger after a month or 2 and the squabble will be negated.

Premmas · Dec 19, 2014

I had almost the same problem. They were together without fights. One day i made an upgrade in my actinic light, change it for actinics leds. When i turn the actinic only, the female (common ocellaris), start to look like she was a black ocellaris because of the actinic leds. Then the male start to kick her *** every day, exactly at the same time the actinics turn on.
here is a video showing how the male start to act strange.
[video=youtube;dY-F6iOryls]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-F6iOryls[/video]