Bad clown fish

[boosted chemist]

So my damn clown fish pair (fake) pick on my mandarin, and chase him around the tank. Anyone have ideas how to discipline these aholes (more food)? I like them but like my mandarin much more.

 

[toddmh]

do they have a nem??

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Yes, the nem will help. Mine just surf in the nem all day.

 

[boosted chemist]

do they have a nem??

No, i pmed you to purchase one and never heard back :spin2: (if you still have one fs lmk)

But they are hosted by my Duncan, do you think that will make a difference?

This is also a 29 gal.

 

[Jacwil]

Just an fyi but adding an anemone to a tank with clowns doesn't mean for sure that they will go in said 'nem. I've had two pairs that were completely disinterested in an anemone.

 

[block head]

my clowns are pricks. they spend 90% of the time fornicating and being a general nuisance to a rbta. the other 10% of time they knock stuff over and bite things. mine are housed in a 28 g AIO. if they are spawning, it gets worse.

 

[tmz]

I have 5 pairs and love them all but the bite the heck out of my hand regulary. Don't think you can train a damsel to be non agressive. Arranging a cave or a couple of pvc pieces might give them a place to hang out and stop acitng like a roving gang.

 

[boosted chemist]

The hand biting i dont mind, its my poor mandarin, i love that little guy. Worst part is anyone that doesnt reef, has as hard time believing that "nemo" is really a spawn of satin.

 

[toddmh]

No, i pmed you to purchase one and never heard back :spin2: (if you still have one fs lmk)

But they are hosted by my Duncan, do you think that will make a difference?

This is also a 29 gal.

lol Ohhh no... sorry not sure what happened there :hmm2:

seemed like forever they were in a holding tank,the water quality started getting bad so I took them to SWP and rehomed them

 

[NirvanaFan]

I have 5 pairs and love them all but the bite the heck out of my hand regulary. Don't think you can train a damsel to be non agressive. Arranging a cave or a couple of pvc pieces might give them a place to hang out and stop acitng like a roving gang.

The only one of my pairs that aren't pricks are my orange skunks. And that is probably just a matter of time. The ocellaris, clarkii, percula, and GSM all ferociously attack me. They've all drawn blood.

If the clowns really stay in the duncan, you could try creating a visual barrier so they can't see much. If they can't see the mandarin, and don't think it's encroaching their territory (which is probably the whole tank), they won't attack.

 

[tmz]

The hand biting i dont mind:mixed:

You haven't met my 7 year old female tomatao clown. I often wonder if blood dosing is good for the tank.
I don't keep a mandarin now but when I did the clowns didn't bother it.They don't bother the scooter blenny either.

 

[boosted chemist]

Lol, it seems everyone has bad clown fish, im really thinking of selling or trading them in now. On the other hand i can upgrade to a larger tank too.

 

[blue736]

Mine are model citizens then! The two black percs are chill and havent bothered any others. They seem to accept the cardinal as a brother (who is placed 3rd in their ranks).

Now the two occ. In my other reef like to nibble my arms when I clean the glass.

My turbo snail does catch hell when he wanders too close to the first clown pair.

/blue736