Clowns attacking new fish...help

[Orf]

I have a 29 gallon NanoCube that has had two clowns in it since the beginning around 7 months ago. It appears that the clowns are okay with any fish that isn't orange or has stripes. They have accepted gobies, and jawfish without a problem

I just added a Midas Blennie and the clowns are attacking the poor thing. Is there anything that I can do to stop this? Or is the only solution removing the Midas?

I hate to see the Midas atttacked...need help figuring this out.

Thanks.
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[elegance coral]

In a 29 you may have a hard time finding suitable tank mates for a pair of clowns. They're just real territorial and they will claim most of the 29 as theirs. I would remove the midas blennie ASAP.

 

[aixelsyd18]

I hate to jump in but this thread looks like it has not been posted to in a while. I have a similar problem with a 65 gallon. I have a False perc and a black and white and they are fine with the blue/green chromi that came with the tank and all the other inverts but any other fish I put in the tank seem to "Dissappear" within a day or two. Can I move rock around or do soemthing to reset their "domain" or do I just have to accept the fact that I either have to give up on other fish or get rid of them. I have received some great help in the past so TIA in advance for any help you can provide.

Thanks,
Ben

 

[aixelsyd18]

Hate to be a bother but I searched what I could on this forum and didn't see much.....thought I would try one more time.

Thanks,
Ben

 

[oct2274]

If you don't have another aquarium to move the clowns to while the other fish get used to the new aquarium, move the rocks around. I had to put mine in the sump for a month while my other fish got used to the aquarium and then moved the clowns back. After that, the clowns were fine.

 

[aixelsyd18]

I have a qt tank so I suppose I could just swap them. I didn't know if they would return to their "Old ways" once they got back to their original home or not. Thanks for the advice!!!

 

[oct2274]

I think mine were so happy to be back in the main tank after being in the sump they changed their ways

 

[qbical]

i am just about to add a fish into my 29g in a few weeks and i have a pair of clowns, huge BTA and 1 YWG in it now. This was definately some helpful information about taking the clowns out for a bit. wonder if i should pull the goby out too.

 

[Rockys_Pride]

You could also rearrange the rockwork so the will be "confused" and think its a brand new home. You could then add the more docile fishes first, then the clowns

 

[briankmarsh1980]

You could also rearrange the rockwork so the will be "confused" and think its a brand new home. You could then add the more docile fishes first, then the clowns

+1 on rearranging the rocks. It will make the fish establish new territory's