Help! Clownfish are fighting

[ella.saltwaterfish]

I have a tomato clown whom I've had for a long time and I just added 12 ocellaris clowns yesterday. The tomato clown is bullying them. What should I do? The clown chases them all the time and bites them occasionally.

 

[Old Fritz]

the tomato clown will continue to do that and will probably eventually kill them. Either remove the tomato or the ocellaris clowns

 

[Jon Fishman]

Remove the tomato


Probably the easiest solution and maybe the only one

 

[icomplii]

tomato clowns don't mix well with other clowns, I've tried to keep tomato clowns with other clowns and it simply doesn't work, especially when the tomato clown was introduced to the tank first. I would remove either the tomato or the occellaris clowns

 

[ella.saltwaterfish]

Understood thanks

 

[j.falk]

What did you think was going to happen? As soon as those 12 new clownfish start pairing off you will have more fighting to expect. 55 gallons is too small for that many clowns.

 

[Old Fritz]

What did you think was going to happen? As soon as those 12 new clownfish start pairing off you will have more fighting to expect. 55 gallons is too small for that many clowns.

Ever heard of a clownfish harem? General rule of thumb I've heard is 1 clown per 4-5 gallons. Don't be such a you know what. He made a mistake with a tomato clown get over it