Clown pair aggression

Hrosik123

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Hi all,
I have a pair of ocellaris clowns that I purchased together and have been in my tank for about 3+ months with no issues. Now it seems one is pushing its weight around. No fin nipping but total domination.
Both are about 2 inches long so my question is one starting to turn female?

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Hi all,
I have a pair of ocellaris clowns that I purchased together and have been in my tank for about 3+ months with no issues. Now it seems one is pushing its weight around. No fin nipping but total domination.
Both are about 2 inches long so my question is one starting to turn female?

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Sure sounds like it. Pretty typical that one starts to try the other who’s boss. Only instance you don’t see this is when there’s a huge size differential and then they kind of just fall into the roles without the aggression most of the time. The non dominant fish will eventually do a little submission dance which is cool to watch.
 

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