Cantra

Max and Danielle are the names of my fish.I've had them for 2 weeks. They are in a 20 gallon tank with no other fish. They are both about one and a half inches in length. Max has chased Danielle out of her shell and is now staying there but thats not the weird thing. Max has attacked her basically he doesn't hurt her but he does nip at her alot and has put a couple little nicks in her tail though earlier today i did notice that when she got to close the shell he really did attack her and grabed onto her underside. Usually Max doesn't do that and Danielle will turn back around and open her mouth and go after him and he'll flip on his side and sometimes he looks likes he's having a siezure.

Another thing I've noticed them doing is rubbing up against a the shell that max took from danielle. Its the flat part and its not rough.

Whats going on?

agsansoo

Normal clown behavior. What looks like a "seizure" is what is commonly called the "shake dance". Just keep a close eye out for any injuries that may occur.

Cantra

thank you It kind of worried me with how they were acting.

nemo addict

As above this is normal clown behavior , The seizure is a sign of being submissive the more dominant one will grow larger and become the female , as at the moment both of your clowns are male and the one called dainelle my stay as the male so you will have to change there names lol As max is the more dominant he will become danielle