ocellaris being aggressive

grumpy-crab · Jan 21, 2013

My first experience started with a pair of ocellaris in my BC29... i figured it was because the tank size is y they killed all othrler fish and attacked me then cleaning the tank!

But my current tank is a 29g standard and have a total of 12 fish including a pair of ocellaris. They arnt aggressive yet to their tank mates but they have started to attack me when in scraping off the glass :-(

Anyone else have had this problem? And what have u done to end this?

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ReefPops · Jan 21, 2013

I used to have clowns that would nip at the freckles on my arms when I was cleaning. Sometimes it legitimately hurt. Not sure there's much that you can do about it as some clowns do get aggressive and territorial.

grumpy-crab · Jan 21, 2013

The ones i had in my old tank would draw blood from me! I dont want my current ones to get to that point

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Bootstrap · Jan 21, 2013

Sounds like you need some rubber arm gloves

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grumpy-crab · Jan 21, 2013

Bootstrap said:
Sounds like you need some rubber arm gloves

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Haha. Maybe. But im planing on upgrading to a 93g cube that I ordered and should have set up in the next 3 months or so. Think the bigger tank will change their behavior?

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Dana · Jan 21, 2013

Any change will change like that will change behavior.
You have 12 fish in a 29g? Dayum

grumpy-crab · Jan 21, 2013

Dana said:
Any change will change like that will change behavior.
You have 12 fish in a 29g? Dayum

Yep here is a list:
2 ocellaris
3blue/green chromis
1 blue velvet damsel
1 blue devil damsel
2 yellow tail damsels
1 three stripe damsel
1 talbot damsel
1 regal demoiselle

Also have a emerald crab
And a red star fish

Yes i have a heavy stocked tank but they all have their own spaces and all get along great. And i have a algae turf scrubber so my water levels are always good and i never have to change water but top offs haha see pic of tank

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Connie · Jan 21, 2013

Other than the chromis you have all damsels. Damsels are mean once they get established and grown! I have huge fish in my tank, but its that one yellow tailed damsel that bites the stew out of me when my hand is in the tank...lol. When you get a larger tank, the clown aggressiveness should subside. They are protecting their little cubby hole.

drtyjrzy · Jan 21, 2013

My clown would attack me all the time, it didn't hurt, but it always caught me off guard and I'd jump. My wife thought it was great, me not so much. The whole tank caught ick though and everyone died.....still waiting until I can restock, four more weeks!!

Dana · Jan 21, 2013

Dana said:
Any change will change like that will change behavior.
You have 12 fish in a 29g? Dayum

Huh? What am I talking about?!?!

grumpy-crab · Jan 21, 2013

Connie said:
Other than the chromis you have all damsels. Damsels are mean once they get established and grown! I have huge fish in my tank, but its that one yellow tailed damsel that bites the stew out of me when my hand is in the tank...lol. When you get a larger tank, the clown aggressiveness should subside. They are protecting their little cubby hole.

Yep mostly damsels but the clowns spot is back middle of tank and they will not leave that spot unless i feed or i crape the tank and they come to me haha and when i finnaly get my new tank set up i will get bigger fish but im gonna transfer all these as well

and then this tank will become a QT hehe

drtyjrzy said:
My clown would attack me all the time, it didn't hurt, but it always caught me off guard and I'd jump. My wife thought it was great, me not so much. The whole tank caught ick though and everyone died.....still waiting until I can restock, four more weeks!!

Thats no good... im sorry to hear that. And yes they can be sneaky like ninja lol

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