any tips to stop aggression towards me?

[fairladyZ]

So i purchased a pair of clowns a couple months ago. They went thru QT fine, i didn't mess with them much just fed them.

After QT i put them into the DT and they seemed fine for the first week but for the last 2 weeks the bigger/female clown absolutely hates the turkey baster. She attacks it every night when i feed. She doesn't eat much as she is to busy attacking the feeder. Doesn't matter if i am close to her corner where she usually stays/hosts or if i'm on the opposite side of the 90g aquarium. When i put my hand in every once in awhile she'll make a run at it but for the most part she just posters and stays close to my hand but won't bite. On 2 occasions now she has made a run at the turkey baster and come flying out of the tank onto the carpet so i have to pick her up and put her back.

They clowns were supposed to be Ultra Picasso but i think they are Ultra/Onyx Snowflakes instead.

Any tips or hints on how to end this would greatly help as i don't want her to die jumping out and i don't want to be constantly battling an angry clown that im trying to feed!

 

[Anemone12]

You can really "end" it. They are a pair and will protect their territory or in your case their tank.....

 

[fairladyZ]

well thats 2 nights in a row she has jumped out of the tank onto the carpet attacking the turkey baster.. So after i fed them all i left the turkey baster floating and she doesn't seem to care if it's in there sideways floating, only if its straight up and down and i'm controlling it. So im going to leave if floating in there for a few hours to see if she will get used to it.

 

[davocean]

Some clowns are just mean, not much you can do to change that.