Only one clown hosting BTA

[Ballyhoo]

I have a clown pair that have been together for about 4 months now and they are in, what I like to hope is a loving relationship. I added a BTA about 3 weeks ago, after a week my female began to host the BTA. She is now fully acclimated to it's sting and even sleeps in the retracted nem at night. She will not allow my male anywhere near it, he tries to come up to it and she chases him off. He stays in the corner where they used to sleep together while she is in the nem, whenever she comes out he is at her side and swimming actively and eating voraciously. He has even stolen food from the nem when the females back was turned. The other night I caught him rubbing his belly on the tentacles so hopefully she will let him in soon.

Is this normal behavior for paired clowns acclimating to an anemone?

[Neogenesis]

Perfectly normal.  I honestly don't think there is a normal with clowns because they will do anything under the sun.

They way I would read it is, Your clowns are paired, the female is in the nem stating her dominance, but has put her partner in timeout in the corner of the tank.  Give them time, she will eventually let him in.

I've actually got a small pair od Picassos that are doing the exact same thing.  Although they are small enough that you can't tell the sex, I'm guessing the female is in the nem, with the male being banished to the PVC fittings in their growout tank.


Scott

[micki]

Perfectly normal.  I honestly don't think there is a normal with clowns because they will do anything under the sun.

They way I would read it is, Your clowns are paired, the female is in the nem stating her dominance, but has put her partner in timeout in the corner of the tank.  Give them time, she will eventually let him in.

I've actually got a small pair od Picassos that are doing the exact same thing.  Although they are small enough that you can't tell the sex, I'm guessing the female is in the nem, with the male being banished to the PVC fittings in their growout tank.


Scott

+1

[Ballyhoo]

This was the one time he managed to sneak into the nem, last night I believe. He is now back to sleeping on the couch though.

[micki]

She will come around.  Once she starts laying eggs she will need him with her .  LOL

[HUNGER]

ya they will come around

[Ballyhoo]

Getting cozy-er

[HUNGER]

thats great