Clownfish bully

[germs101]

I just put the female Cinnamon clownfish back in time out. She was in it for a month, I let her out last night, and I now see bites out of all three of these clowns. I think she's going to go into my daughter's Fuzzy Lionfish tank. She's big enough to be left alone.

Anyway, what should I do with the male Cinnamon clownfish? Will he play nice with the other two? The larger one is a hybrid of Ocellaris and Maroon, but is very laid back. They are all going into a 265 gallon on Friday. I'm afraid if I put the male Cinnamon with the Lionfish he'll get eaten because he's small.

 

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More than two clowns in one tank is usually asking for trouble, especially if they're mature. there are exceptions like if you have a really big tank, but generally it's two per tank.

 

[germs101]

More than two clowns in one tank is usually asking for trouble, especially if they're mature. there are exceptions like if you have a really big tank, but generally it's two per tank.

I totally agree. These came out of a 265 gallon where they got along. They went into qt after I added new live rock out of precaution. I am afraid that the dynamic has now changed, and removing a bully from the big tank would be a huge undertaking.