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01/08/2017, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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Maroon clown not pairing
I am trying to pair some maroon clowns. I have an established female and i purchased a juvinile for her and put him in the tank, in a container, so that she would get used to him for a few days. I released him about two days ago and they fought for awhile but now they are just on seperate sides of the tank. No fighting or pairing. Should i just wait for them to bond or did I do something wrong?
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01/08/2017, 10:41 AM | #2 |
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I would wait, if you see significant fin tears or obvious signs she's just going to kill it then pull it.
Sometimes a female just won't accept some males, and maroons seem the fussiest in this area It took me 3 tries w/ different males w/ my last maroon before she finally accepted it, and this was also w/ a container intro
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Mine looked like she was going to kill it in the first hour he was in the aquarium then he hid and she returned to her nem.
Within 24 hours he shook like There was no tomorrow and I guess she was convinced by the fact that he was so annoyingly persistent. After a 2 day period it was a done deal. It easiest when there's a notable size difference between them 2:1 ratio seems to work. Though I've heard lots of horror stories starring female maroons. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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01/12/2017, 05:32 AM | #7 |
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What is your anemone situation?
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Remove the female into a separate system (if you can) or buy one of those freshwater livebearer traps they cost approx. $5-10, remove the separation compartments in the trap (just one open space) and keep her there for 5-7 days (remove any uneaten food). While she's separated you can add the new little guy into the anemone for the same amount of time. Try to keep her as close to the anemone as possible (might be tricky if nem is low down). Release her back to the anemone after this time and see what happens. If fighting continues for more than 10-15 minutes it hasn't worked but I think this method will work.
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Ive paired both GSM and WSM clowns. I have not had any issues with my gold stripe and gold flake maroons pairing, but the white stripes/lightnings were an absolute nightmare. No easy way to do it, the container trick didn't seem to help at all. The males still got beat up on when they were introduced. It took 3 white stripes before my lighting maroon female finally accepted a mate and even then she beat him up really bad for a couple days.
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It should be obvious if the female is just curious and checking it out or if her cheek spines are out and charging at it like she wants to kill it.
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