Does anyone else have bossy clown fish ?

[Frostynipps]

My clowns keep telling me what to clean first then were to move it . the big one had me build a cave for the Long tentacle anemone to witch it moved that night and had also wanted the back wall of the tank covered in live rock and the anemone moves every time they oversee the building of a structure with in their tank. I'm going threw the uglies and they tell me when I have to much algae on the toothbrush they signal me like the skunk shrimp I guess they think I'm a cleaner they hire .has any body else seen this behavior before.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Generally a bossy clown is a female who tries to do their own scaping, claim an area in the tank and even bite the hands of the owner.

 

[KrisReef]

My female clownfish said for me to answer by saying ; “No.”

 

[ChaosAquaculture]

I have lol, I’ve never had a “normal” clownfish - kali

 

[themericks]

I can't put my hand in the tank without getting nipped. Now that my clown is getting bigger it is starting to actually hurt, will have to get some gloves for maintenance...

 

[Floyd-]

YES! My female clown is VERY aggressive. Bites me anytime im in the tank. She will also jump out if I hover my fingers above the water.

 

[BanjoBandito]

When did this hobby start believing Clowns were these sweet little critters? lol. DANG'IT DISNEY.

 

[ckozma]

Yes. My female clown bites

 

[Frostynipps]

mine only bites when I'm vacuuming and get to close to the nem my clowns give head bob signals. I started signals like the clowns do to the skunk cleaner shrimp and vice versa with the cleaner shrimp so it would clean my hand in the tank and now the clowns do it with me ill bob my head and do the shrimp hand signal before I clean and they don't bite 2 times total

 

[Frostynipps]

Is normal for the female not let the male play in the nem its hosting