non-reef safe maroon clowns???

[ZooZ]

I have a pair of maroon clowns for about a month and recently the larger of the pair has been attacking my star polyps. It stays in one part of the tank but comes over to the star polyps and takes a bite and swims back to her corner. Im guessing it is a she, does several times a day. Also very aggressive when is stick my hand in the tank. Any idea whats going on?

Here is a pic of the pair

Here is what she did to the star polyps

 

[traveller7]

While I have not had any of mine mow down star polyps; it is not unusual for clowns to groom their environment, fin away piles of sand, move rubble, move sps frags, chew off anemone tentacles, etc.

 

[ZooZ]

wow...I thaught this was unusual behaviour. Very interesting species. But is there anything I can on my part to prevent this from occuring? Will it reduce my water quality or anything of the likes?

 

[traveller7]

Short of removing the fish, they are going to do what they do naturally.

I have not had clown generated events cause any trouble outside of cosmetic, but my tanks are focused on clowns and the anemones the equipment and design take such abuse into account up front.

 

[dc]

My maroon has pretty much killed every coral in my tank.

 

[traveller7]

So that is why you hang out in here with us Debi