Is my clownfish acting weird?

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So recently i noticed my clownfish swimming in place and in addition doing a jerking motion, like its twitching or something... could there be an underlying issue? Other than that they eat and swim around normally
 

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They are fighting over who will be the female. In a week or two one will win out and be the bigger female while the smaller male will continue that jerking motion some time afterwards. I have had mine for over 6 months and my male still spasms from time to time. It is a sign of submission from a male to a female.
 
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They are fighting over who will be the female. In a week or two one will win out and be the bigger female while the smaller male will continue that jerking motion some time afterwards. I have had mine for over 6 months and my male still spasms from time to time. It is a sign of submission from a male to a female.

Perfecto! Thank you for the help :)
 

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