downhill_biker Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I bought an unmated pair of occ. clowns about a year ago. They have always had a RBTA anemone, but never went in it. They had been near it, picked food out of it, and even sampled on very few occasions. I noticed about a month ago that my clowns were starting to "flutter" and "squirm" in the corner of the fish tank, just in the sand bed. I posted a video link on RC and here, and most people said they couldn't see any mating behavior. Here's the video: I noticed about a week ago that the female is getting VERY fat, and she was nudging the glass with her mouth, I assume to clear a spot for eggs. She remains FAT all the time, even if I dont feed, and continues to nudge. Tonight, I noticed (after over a year) the clowns were in the RBTA. They are both in it, and playing like crazy. My theory is that they wanted a place to have babies. They probably want to lay their eggs close to the anemone, where the young can seek shelter. I am not going to try and raise them, but this is what I think the motivation is. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Glad to see them "making house." Hows that song go...? First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Your theory is sound from what I gather. I would imagine you will see a cluster of eggs soon. Thats sweet stuff!!! Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Very small rbta. I can see why they don't "get in" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 The RBTA is small because it is 1/4 of a relatively small RBTA. I recently cut it into quarters, and it isn't completely regrown. It is 100% circle, but not full size. I hope they lay eggs, would be cool. Either way, my biggest hope was that they would eventually host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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