Question Percula Clownfish

[Thatguy96]

I have a lot of fish in my 125 right know
I have a huge emperor and three good sized tangs pics on link below.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/tank-threads/34833-my-new-tank.html

My small percula clowns (1 inch) have been acting funny lately, when I first put them in the tank all 4 of them were swimming togeather and now two are paired and the are twp are seperated on other sides of that tank. two of them only stay in the corners and dont seem to swim freely at all.

Is this normal behavior or what.

I have two other large clowns (3 inches) Maroon and black Clown that seem to be doing fine.

The black clown is always in the Anemone and Maroon Clown stay's under the tunnel where the slate are.

 

[bad coffee]

Have they been 'fighting' lately? They might be doing the dominance dance, and the two are likely going to be your female and your male.

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[Thatguy96]

Well thats the thing I have never seen the Perculas fighting one another, but I do feel like they are terrified of the other bigger fish so they always swim on the the top or bottom corners.

 

[h20 freak]

It's a dominance thing,you have way to many clowns in that tank,you really should only have a pair max,then maybe you can get away with others if you have a big enough tank.clowns only school when young but as they mature they pair up and get rid of any odd ones out,your's haven't been fighting because your tank is big enough for them to stay away but if I were you I would pick a pair I like and sell off/give away/trade the rest.

And having different types of clowns is asking for trouble as well.