Torn soft dorsal fin?

[bassbone]

Okay- so I'm pairing my 6" maroon female with a 1.5" that's going to be the male.
The female hasn't actually bit him at all, just rushed him a few times, she's not very aggressive for a maroon. However, my sixline who has been so nice in the past decided that he didn't like this fish in particular, and tore his soft dorsal all the way down the middle.
I'm so upset. I've removed the clown and decided that I won't put him back in the tank until I remove the sixline and put it in time-out (the sump).
He's going to stay in time-out for a couple of days until I'm not mad at him anymore and then maybe he can go in the acclimation box until the female clown accepts the little one.

Will the little clown's soft dorsal heal up? If it won't I'm just going to get rid of the wrasse completely. That's how mad I am, lol. I spent good money on this little misbar, and I didn't spend it for the stupid wrasse to rip him up and make him look like a ragamuffin.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Yes, it'll heal up. My little male got into it with my african flameback angel and he ended up with a split dorsal. It was back to normal in no time.

FWIW sixlines are notoriously aggressive and territorial.

 

[bassbone]

That's a relief...Thank you soooo much! I was so worried I was gonna have a raggedy clownfish..
And I know sixlines are aggressive, it's just that in the past mine has always been ok with the inexpensive new fish I'd add so I didn't think he'd bother the little maroon. Maybe he has a problem with the big maroon and wanted to take it out on the little one, lol.
I mean I knew one day he'd find a fish he didn't like, I'm just mad that it happened to be my clown. Clowns are my favorite fish.

Maybe I'll move the sixline to the arrow crab's box and move the arrow crab to the sump instead. That way the sixline is still in the tank where I can see him, and the crab would probably be happier...