I don't know if this is the right spot as I'm still new here. I added a coral beauty about 3 weeks ago as my 2 year old picked it out to add to my 54g tank. It was always hidden and never out so today I decided to move my live rock around as its a corner tank and I have it all stacked in the back creating a lot of caves I couldn't see. Today I moved it to where it is more spread out with big openings to swim through and looks a lot better IMO but anyways while moving the rocks I noticed my ocellaris clown attacking my chromis and neon goby?? I've never seen him do this before so I removed him while I did all my work and added him back in. I've never seen him pick on anyone before but tonight I noticed my coral beauty out swimming a lot and I was so excited he was out till he started doing flips and just landed on the sand and didn't move. I pulled him out and his back fin was torn up and marks on his side so I'm thinking the clown? Tank mates are 3 chromis, 1 firefish, 1 2-1/2" clown, cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, arrow crab and other snails and hermits. Should I remove my clown from the tank? I've never seen him pick on anyone before today but I don't think anything else in the tank would do it. Thanks
Lost My Coral Beauty
- Thread starter Waffen06
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I doubt it was the ocellaris clown - arrow crab would be the more likely culprit.
Did see the clown attack the neon and chromis today though, it was the only time so I don't know if I should remove him or not. I've never seen the arrow crab go after anything he normally just chills on top of the live rock
They are mostly nocturnal, so they hunt at night. To be honest, for an arrow crab to take a CB angel down the CB would probably have to be sick/hurt in the first place. An ocellaris would attack smaller or similar sized fish, but the odds are against it attacking a dwarf angel. All I'm saying is between the two, the arrow crab would be my prime suspect. Just my opinion though - perhaps others will chime in.
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