Male Carki Banished?

[Arati]

My tank is a 36g mixed reef with a 20g fuge, and nothing else has really changed lately water is pristine. Fish are peacefull

I have 2 Juvy Clarks Clownfish. I added them togther about 2 months ago and they have been buddys ever since. It has been great fun watching them do thier dances as they worked out who is gonna be the boy and who is the girl. That seems to have been all worked out and the little male has a few bumps and scrapes from the whole thing but all seemed well, and I though/think they have paired up.

4days ago I added a small Sebae anenome maybe 4" around. the clowns are still only 1 1/2" or so. The first day the where both right in there new house rolling around and just loven it. Over the next 3 days (2days) the little male has been evicted from the Anenome and now has been pushed to the other corner of the tank and is being kept in the top 1/2 of the water by the mean little women of his.

I feel bad for the little guy. Any advise here would be great, I am at a loss. I would have to have to get rid of 1.

 

[Arati]

anyone had this happen, is it temporary?

 

[Roy G. Biv]

As long as he is not being harmed physically, I would let it play out for a few days. She wants to make sure she is the boss.

 

[Arati]

She has been the Boss for awhile, he is ultra submissive. she has him in the corner just below the surface, and if he comes down she bolts right for him and kinda herds him back up there.

Man I hope he doesnt die, he is my favorite fish. I cant belive how mean she is being today.

If anyone has seen this happen before, please let me know its normal. I am so worried...

 

[Roy G. Biv]

I had a pair of clarkiis a long time ago. I seem to remember that happening and then one day they made up. The same type of thing happened to my current percula pair.