RMS18
I keep water chemistry as my hobby
So I lost my male clown to my mini maxi (second fish I lost to this nem, going to sell it) he was bonded with my female. Will my female be alright without him? I'd like to not replace him if I don't have to.
Lost A Pair Clown
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Daniel@R2R
Living the Reef Life
The female should be fine without the male. It sucks, but it's not the first time I've heard of a clown being eaten. IMO under normal circumstances this is usually due to a clown being sick or dying before being eaten (nature was designed to clean up after itself). However, I think the fact that it was a maxi mini may be an issue (not sure I've ever heard of a maxi mini successfully hosting clowns). I know some nems like condis (and I think maxis) are not known for hosting clowns and may actually eat them...but I'll let someone confirm if I'm right on that last bit or not.
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RMS18
I keep water chemistry as my hobby
It's a mini maxi. They are known to eat fish, they are very sticky. It use to be the size of a quarter but now it's about 3.5 -4 inches in diameter. Lost a firefish to it few months ago.She will be fine.
How come you lost a clown to a nem?
Maybe the squad can chime in on this happening.
#reefsquad
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RMS18
I keep water chemistry as my hobby
I think what happened was the nem moved to the corner the 2 clowns sleep in. The male sleeps below the female and the nem moved into the males area, all it took was contact. The fish was not sick
Daniel@R2R
Living the Reef Life
That makes sense. Sorry it happened.
