[Shorts]

Hi,

Im new to this forum and I hope to get as much info and learn as much as possible from anyone.

I have two true Perculas in my aquarium, along with a firefish and a coral banded shrimp. They are all getting along great and all are very active. BUT.. one of the 2 clowns is acting weird and its starting to worry me. The smaller one is SHAKING vigorously in front of the other!!! Please tell me this is a courtship dance of some kind and not a "problem".

What Could this be?

Thanks
Shorts

[nemo all the way]

the smaller one is the male and the reason why he is shaking is because he is try'n to win over the female so they can mate...if the female accepts then they might mate but if she denies him then u might have a little problem...she might kill him so watch out for the larger one fighting back at him.

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Originally Posted by nemo all the way

the smaller one is the male and the reason why he is shaking is because he is try'n to win over the female so they can mate...if the female accepts then they might mate but if she denies him then u might have a little problem...she might kill him so watch out for the larger one fighting back at him.

I have never seen a female percula clown ever kill a male over a dispute on courtship.

Don't worry about the shaking Shorts. If they have a place they call home you might wake up one day and see a bunch of brownish/red circles around their area. These eggs will hatch and will end up as feeder food for other live animals in your aquarium.

[Shorts]

Thanks

such a relief, the shaking has stopped for a while now, Im guessing the female "rejected" him. No fighting though, they still swim together but they stick to the open water. They do Like to fiddle with the banded shrimp. its so funny.