I would let them play with each other for a little bit. I would stay by the tank and watch for 20-30 mins before I step away. If one gets pinned down or is clearly getting bitten then I would separate again.
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So far things seem ok. They immediately had a pretty big fight but it was all mouth to mouth, which seems better than terrible chasing. The larger clown is hanging out up near the top where it prefers to be, and the other is down where it tended to be before, but not hiding as much.I would let them play with each other for a little bit. I would stay by the tank and watch for 20-30 mins before I step away. If one gets pinned down or is clearly getting bitten then I would separate again.
They calm down usually after a couple hours or it will never happen. If they are both tiny you have a chance.So far things seem ok. They immediately had a pretty big fight but it was all mouth to mouth, which seems better than terrible chasing. The larger clown is hanging out up near the top where it prefers to be, and the other is down where it tended to be before, but not hiding as much.
They’ve locked jaws three-ish times since then, but that’s what it’s supposed to be, right? They definitely don’t seem to want to be near one another.
They are in the same tank with a clear breeder box. Whoever is out will come round the box every hour or so and interact with the other fish. I feel like our clowns are more Stephen King than Bozo in behavior....If you want to try that it might take a few weeks if not more. If you did do this I would make sure they can still interact with each other so as to not let them both turn female.