2 Clarkii Clowns Fighting

[Soccerscales]

I have 2 clarkii clownfish one is bulling the other i have them in a 24g nano cube. I got them both as Juvenile same time i put them the tank fine got an anemone the large one is bulling the other one. What should i do.

 

[oama]

Please descibe what you are seeing specifically. A female clownfish will "bully" her mate to keep him submissive and male.

 

[cmhollis]

Is the one being bullied doing an epilectic like shake? If so, that is his signal that he is submitting to the dominant fish.

 

[Soccerscales]

Well everytime he goes near the anemone she chases him all around the tank than he goes in the front corner and just goes up and down

 

[cmhollis]

As long as one is just bullying the other and there is no damage being done, let them go.

 

[bink]

at least your clarkiis do something. My just lay there and act like they are dead. Have done it ever since I got them...seriously...

 

[Soccerscales]

Well i don't think that they are mating the Female is just terrorizing the male his fins are tattered. But the male is not fighting back. I put the male into a floating breeder safe for now heal up his fins. My starfish's arm it ripped off i think she did it.(maybe got to close to the anemone).

I NEED SOME HELP

 

[stykthyn]

what is the size diff between the two? Actually how big are they? A 24 will be too small for 2 adult clarks, maybe a larger tank will help

 

[Soccerscales]

They are both juveniles
(small maybe an inch and on the large a inch 1 1/4 or 1/2)

I got them put them in my tank they would swim together fine.

When i got them there was an anemone that was in the tank (sebe 1 1/2 inches white purpple tips). So later i went back got the anemone they both liked it both were in it.

Than in my 24g nano the small one jumped the the filter wall into the last section ( http://www.jbjnanocube.com/ ) of the filter the pump he was there all day (8 hours) his fin was a little tattered not to bad. Put him back he went towards the anemone that the female started chasing him.

This went on for a couple of days near the anemone chased.

I took the female out into a small liitle tank (20min). I rearanged all the rocks. Put her back in the tank.

Next day i looked in the tank fine after school i look and my starfishes arm is ripped off. The next came home the starfishes center i chewed up.

Thats the story.