Clarkie clown

[Clanger]

Hi people ,a little bit of advice please I have a 2 inch nasty bitey clarkie in a red sea 130d ..what other fish could I put with it, in the past it has killed smaller fish and fed to its nem hence that's why it's been on its own in a nano tank..it was evil to watch ,any fish that can hold its own with it ????..ps newbie to this site if there is another forum for this please redirect me cheers

 

[blaxsun]

In a nano tank? I'd just leave it by itself. They can grow really large (and ugly). Rather trying to re-enact "Amok Time" I might be inclined to re-home the clownfish.

 

[dennis romano]

Trade him back to the store. I had a pair that grew to 4 inches and terrorized a 125 gallon.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

I agree with the above, trade that mean fish away and add something new. Always add aggressive fish last

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I just introduced a 3" lawnmower Blenny into a 20 cube with a pair of 15yo Angry black clowns.

The clowns don't even notice it, couldn't care less. The shape and how the lawnmower swims, seem to be not at all on the clown radar as an intruder. The lawnmower was hanging out right by the main host nem, right next to the bulldog male clown.

0 issue.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

My pair does fine with tankmates. I did add them after most of the fish were established. It makes a huge difference. They also spend the majority of their time at their anemone. Female is just over 3.5", male about 2.5." If this was my tank, I'd just get another clarkii to pair with it, an anemone for them, and maybe a nano goby or 2 (redheaded, sharknose, clown goby etc.)

 

[Clanger]

Thanks guys , it was my first marine fish about 4 yrs ago ,think I might make it corals only and him/her ,I found its partner dead about two yrs ago but couldn't say if this one killed it ,but yep ,might try another , marine fish are a tad expensive to trial and error ha