What is my clownfish doing

[Richie49]

What is my male clownfish doing? He was in his pot and he twitched real fast and looked like he was fertilizing some eggs, but the thing is that there are no eggs. What could he be doing?

 

[Richie49]

Male is the orange one

 

[bairdimusprime]

seizure like motions from a male is showing that he's submitting to the female. once they start cleaning the area regularly she should be swollen in the mid section.. then the eggs will come
sit back relax and enjoy (and feed them well)

 

[Richie49]

Ok thanks for the info but why does he actually like he is fertilizing eggs when there isn't.
Also he is digging a lot in the sand

 

[Richie49]

Act like*

 

[Current107]

Very Common, no worries. Signs of a good relationship.

 

[Richie49]

Is it a good sign that they may spawn?

 

[Ryengoth]

seizure like motions from a male is showing that he's submitting to the female. once they start cleaning the area regularly she should be swollen in the mid section.. then the eggs will come
sit back relax and enjoy (and feed them well)

That answers my thread most likely. I was thinking it was that but I couldn't find any info online when I was searching mating and breeding behavior of ocellaris.

 

[bairdimusprime]

http://www.breedclownfish.com/

best of luck to you
if you decide to follow through please create a thread and share your journey with us

 

[superbluetang]

Good luck.

 

[Richie49]

Thank you all for your help, I'll keep you all updated

 

[lazcub]

If theres no eggs they are probably just pre spawning