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    Posted: November 28 2015 at 10:55pm
I have two flurry clownfish that are a few months old. These fish have been eating and growing quite well. I've noticed signs that these fish may be pairing up (twitching and swimming closely to one another). One of the fish has started to increase in size much more than the other fish. For the past few days the larger clown has been chasing the smaller clown around the tank. The smaller clown has a few hiding spots where he's been getting some space from the larger clown. I figured that this is pretty normal behavior but I thought I'd get advice from the forum just in case.

Should I be worried about the smaller clown that is getting chased around? Also, I've been making sure that the smaller clown is eating when I feed the tank. Thanks in advance for any help!
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Sounds like normal paring behavior. 
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I agree. The larger fish is now the dominant female.
The aggression can get pretty bad too. For example, in a small group of young Tomato Clowns the dominant female almost ripped the jaw off of one of the males. That male's jaw healed and to my surprise, later on he became the father. Here he is guarding the eggs of that dominant female.



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Cool. Thanks guys!
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