Clownfish being overly aggressive with my Carpet

[Chicago-quicksilver]

Hi Everyone,

Picked up a carpet a 3 weeks ago, it was doing fine and it was hosting my clowns who could not get enough of it. They were in, around and under it. About a week ago it moved and was on the side of the glass for the past week. I didn't realize because of its foot was on the front glass that it was actually distressed. I was hoping it would keep moving and find a spot but today I got tired of waiting and gently peeled it off the glass and saw that its mouth was outside and didn't look good. I moved it back to the sand bed and the clowns were harassing it still. I have since floated it in a strainer in the tank to allow it to recover. I just want to be sure there isn't anything else I can do and when it's healthy again do I risk placing it back in?
1st picture is how it was after I moved it from the glass
2nd picture is shortly after placing it away from the clownfish
3rd picture is after 2 hours being placed in away

 

[chizerbunoi]

Is this anemone in your new tank that was setup around October? Are you still running anything like Dino x still? Dosing anything else to deal with Dino algae?

tank size and parameters?

I would suggest to leave it in the basket isolated from the clownfish. Run carbon and stay on top of your water parameters. Do not feed it and let it settle down.

If in a few days it doesn’t look better with withdrawing its mouth back inside then I would isolate to a quarantine tank and do daily water changes. Might require cipro treatment.

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[Chicago-quicksilver]

Thanks, I'll check my parameters but checked last week and everything was within range. Never ran Dino X, was able to get a hold of the issue in early November by blacking out the tank.
I have 20+ BTAs that are all doing well. It almost looks like the clownfish were nipping at the mouth. This morning it looked a lot better. I'll keep it floated for now. Hopefully it just needs some time.

 

[Chicago-quicksilver]

Picture from this morning

 

[chizerbunoi]

That is much better. I would keep them isolated until the haddoni is very healthy. Clowns are known to dive their heads into the mouths of Haddoni carpets. Mostly with saddlebacks though, never seen midnight clowns do that but anything is possible. It could kill the carpet.

 

[Mical]

Nice looking carpet

 

[Dragon52]

I had a saddlwback clown 3" that wouild put it's entire body inside the mouth of my carpet which was about 18" if it thought I was going to catch it. Even though it didn't seem to bother the anemone I ended up losing both during a major changeover.

 

[Chicago-quicksilver]

One of my clowns are missing and I think the carpet might have eaten it and spit it back out. Removed something it spit out the other day that looked appx the size of a clownfish.

Tested my levels: Nitrate is 0, Nitrite is 0, Ammonia is .4, and Phospate is 0.

It's looking better but some mucus (or something) nearby as you can see from the picture. I'm assuming since it's injured it is part of the healing process, can't believe my clowns torn it up.
Did a 20% water change yesterday and going to use some Seachem Safe to lower the Ammonia today.