Clownfish aggression

[jaganshi066]

Started a new tank and tried adding two small clownfish but one is really aggressive. Any ideas what to do? Tried acclimation box already

 

[UnderseaOddities]

How agressive are we talking(the bigger one will bully smaller one and over the course of 18 to 24 month go through hermaphrodetic dimorphism(grow lady parts and have a wider cloeca.eventually becoming a female(all clowns are born male) Now if fin nipping occurs you can always try the mirror trick(done to tangs to stop agression to new arrivals) most damselfish are territorial ime which leads to agression in the small confines of a little box and synthetic conditions, you could also try feeding more as well to reduce competition aswell as more frequently, doing a 15 to 25% water change weekly will help stabilize amount of pollution in water column, i would reccomend feeding something like spectrum at first then maybe moving up to frozen mysis soaked in selcon, nori and a variety of foods oyster feast when feeding sps reefroids etc i culture my own pods and baby brine so i grab some cheato outta the sump and putsome tiger pods and bb on cheato and they can graze on that for a day if you have more fish 2 days if clowns are only fish and pollutes water less than frozen or pellet they key to happy clowns is good nutrition and awide variety of foods

Just my 2 cents- your pal nick

 

[vetteguy53081]

They can be monsters, territorial and even bite the hands of its owners.

 

[jaganshi066]

How agressive are we talking(the bigger one will bully smaller one and over the course of 18 to 24 month go through hermaphrodetic dimorphism(grow lady parts and have a wider cloeca.eventually becoming a female(all clowns are born male) Now if fin nipping occurs you can always try the mirror trick(done to tangs to stop agression to new arrivals) most damselfish are territorial ime which leads to agression in the small confines of a little box and synthetic conditions, you could also try feeding more as well to reduce competition aswell as more frequently, doing a 15 to 25% water change weekly will help stabilize amount of pollution in water column, i would reccomend feeding something like spectrum at first then maybe moving up to frozen mysis soaked in selcon, nori and a variety of foods oyster feast when feeding sps reefroids etc i culture my own pods and baby brine so i grab some cheato outta the sump and putsome tiger pods and bb on cheato and they can graze on that for a day if you have more fish 2 days if only fish and pollutes water less than frozen or pellet they key to hsppy clowns is good nutrition and awide variety of foods

Just my 2 cents- your pal nick

I do 25% water changes weekly but the first two days the clown kept nipping and it’s as if they both were fighting. They both nipped each other’s mouth continuously but then the smaller black clownfish stopped and the other one still continues and now the black clown looks weary and out of it

 

[jaganshi066]

They can be monsters, territorial and even bite the hands of its owners.

I never had this issue in my other tank, I got two clowns and they have never been aggressive to each other or other fish, but these two (well one) is a bully

 

[UnderseaOddities]

Big momma in the house just slappin around her man giving him the south side special

 

[jaganshi066]

Big momma in the house just slappin around her man giving him the south side special

I took the black clown out cause I felt bad but should i just return the aggressive guy

 

[UnderseaOddities]

I do 25% water changes weekly but the first two days the clown kept nipping and it’s as if they both were fighting. They both nipped each other’s mouth continuously but then the smaller black clownfish stopped and the other one still continues and now the black clown looks weary and out of it

How big is the system what type of clowns and What are your params pic maybe? As well as feeding regimen

 

[UnderseaOddities]

I took the black clown out cause I felt bad but should i just return the aggressive guy

They could just be stressed out id seperate them wait and observe, any irregulairties in breathing or paleness in slime coat?

 

[UnderseaOddities]

Do the mirror trick to the mean one while you seperate the more mild tempered one

 

[UnderseaOddities]

Wait see what happens if one is getting tore up id take back the mean one(but wait about a week sometimes it can tske time for them to adjust) how old is the system, do you dose bacteria regularly, how were the fish aquired aswell as aclimated?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I never had this issue in my other tank, I got two clowns and they have never been aggressive to each other or other fish, but these two (well one) is a bully

Likely the larger one who’s the aggressor

 

[UnderseaOddities]

I also found a good supplier of clowns too if you ever are looking for bulk, bought some when i was living in mi and bought in the winter package even got delayed due to winter storm everything came was super pleased 1990 prices crazy qiality tio no ich or shipping stress(remarkablw for price)https://www.coralreeftn.com/shop.php

 

[UnderseaOddities]

7.50 is a steal

 

[UnderseaOddities]

My lfs charges 14.99 for standard orange or red ocelaris 19.99 for mocha 29.99 for darwins then 39 to 100 for designers

50$ for c quest onyx true perculas

49$ for lightning maroon and gold nugget

What are prices like by you guys?

 

[jaganshi066]

I also found a good supplier of clowns too if you ever are looking for bulk, bought some when i was living in mi and bought in the winter package even got delayed due to winter storm everything came was super pleased 1990 prices crazy qiality tio no ich or shipping stress(remarkablw for price)https://www.coralreeftn.com/shop.php

Wow this website has cheap clowns!

 

[jaganshi066]

Wait see what happens if one is getting tore up id take back the mean one(but wait about a week sometimes it can tske time for them to adjust) how old is the system, do you dose bacteria regularly, how were the fish aquired aswell as aclimated?

The system has been cycling for two months, my fish were in quarantine for one month. I separated them with an egg crate after I saw the aggression. I tried putting them back together cause I thought they’d get used to it but still the regular ocellaris is going after the black clown

 

[jaganshi066]

It’s a 30 gallon but they are the first two fish inside.

 

[jaganshi066]

It’s a 30 gallon but they are the first two fish inside.

How big is the system what type of clowns and What are your params pic maybe? As well as feeding regimen

 

[RonnieSimmonz]

@jaganshi066 - any update on this? I am dealing with a similar issue and not sure how i should go about handling it.