Hi All,
I got my first Clownfish pair last weekend! A Gladiator/DaVinci and standard Ocellaris.
The Gladiator is slightly larger at about 1.5-1.75 inches and the standard ocellaris is about 1.25-1.5. There is probably a 1/4 inch size differential between them they are pretty close in size. I've done plenty of reading about clownfish but now that I have these two I'd like to hear what other people have to say based on their experiences on the behavior I am seeing out of them. Lol.
The Gladiator is larger but VERY chill. It mainly just swims in place bobbing its head and doing the beautiful exaggerated body wag. Eats the food that floats by it and doesn't seem to mind or care about the other clown. The standard clown is extremely hyper and zips all around the tank at 100 MPH. Lol. It seems much more aggressive and full of energy. It sometimes darts at the Gladiator but then stops when it gets to it and turns around. Either that or the Gladiator makes a quick dodge and that's it. The standard is also barely interested in food but still has eaten. When I put my hand or net in the tank the Gladiator doesn't really care and the standard goes from cocky to super scared and gets all submissive at me and does a little scarred sideways wiggle.. It's kind of cute. Lol.
But what I'm confused about is which one might be the female? The Gladiator is larger but so calm and the standard is slightly smaller but seems more dominant. But is the standard really just an insecure male running wild and the Gladiator a calm confident female already? Or is it possible that the Gladiator is a male and the smaller standard is the female? Does that ever happen? I've been told it'll always be the larger and more dominant one. So in my case it seems contradictory. I'm also a little worried it could be two females? Did I get them too big? Or are they probably both still neutral at their size? I realize now I probably should've gotten a smaller standard one to ensure the Gladiator is a female but the standard was so beautiful I snagged it. Lol.
I got my first Clownfish pair last weekend! A Gladiator/DaVinci and standard Ocellaris.
The Gladiator is slightly larger at about 1.5-1.75 inches and the standard ocellaris is about 1.25-1.5. There is probably a 1/4 inch size differential between them they are pretty close in size. I've done plenty of reading about clownfish but now that I have these two I'd like to hear what other people have to say based on their experiences on the behavior I am seeing out of them. Lol.
The Gladiator is larger but VERY chill. It mainly just swims in place bobbing its head and doing the beautiful exaggerated body wag. Eats the food that floats by it and doesn't seem to mind or care about the other clown. The standard clown is extremely hyper and zips all around the tank at 100 MPH. Lol. It seems much more aggressive and full of energy. It sometimes darts at the Gladiator but then stops when it gets to it and turns around. Either that or the Gladiator makes a quick dodge and that's it. The standard is also barely interested in food but still has eaten. When I put my hand or net in the tank the Gladiator doesn't really care and the standard goes from cocky to super scared and gets all submissive at me and does a little scarred sideways wiggle.. It's kind of cute. Lol.
But what I'm confused about is which one might be the female? The Gladiator is larger but so calm and the standard is slightly smaller but seems more dominant. But is the standard really just an insecure male running wild and the Gladiator a calm confident female already? Or is it possible that the Gladiator is a male and the smaller standard is the female? Does that ever happen? I've been told it'll always be the larger and more dominant one. So in my case it seems contradictory. I'm also a little worried it could be two females? Did I get them too big? Or are they probably both still neutral at their size? I realize now I probably should've gotten a smaller standard one to ensure the Gladiator is a female but the standard was so beautiful I snagged it. Lol.
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