3 clowns....... ahhh help!!

[ReeferMO85]

So, I've had a pair of clowns (black and white female / ocellaris male) for about 5 months. A friend of mine tore down her nano (I know, not much of a tare-down) and she had a baby ocellaris clown with nowhere to go. I told her I would take it because I didn't want it to go who knows where. Everything was fine, for about an hour. My female clown won't leave the baby alone. I thought because it was juvi it would submit to them and be fine. The baby hides every minute of the day and spends all of its time protecting itself. Will the older clowns ever except the baby? What can I do besides get rid of the little guy? I really don't want to see it die, it has nowhere to go. No LFS will take it and I can't afford to have it have its own tank. Anny suggestions on how to bring this little guy into the fold, I know it has been done before. Will time tell all?

 

[ReeferMO85]

bump

 

[dc]

Why won't a LFS take it? You could try putting it into a breeding container for awhile. I personally would try to find it a new home.

 

[ReeferMO85]

There's no hope that they will accept the juvi? Right now he hangs in the back left corner of the tank, out of the adult pairs vision. I can't tell if he is happy back there or not.

 

[redvipe2010]

How big is the tank? I vote for finding him a new home. It sounds like the female is pretty determined to not have the new addition around.