Ocellaris killing other fish

[jmcbride]

Hi all, I have a pair of ocellaris clowns that seem to be killing all other fish added to the tank. I have added a bar goby, banggai cardinal and firefish and they are all dead in under a week, Any thoughts on something to add to my reef tank that wont get bullied around and will settle down the clowns?

 

[cloak]

How big is the tank? FWIW I have breeding pair of Ocellaris clownfish in a standard 20 gallon and they would terrorize anything I added to the tank. For whatever reason though they do seem to tolerate a Tailspot Blenny. Go figure...
Depending on the tank size you might be at capacity with those Clowns.

 

[Keithb22]

6 line wrass and/or orchid dottyback. First fish I got was a saddleback, then the 6 line, then the orchid. They all seem to keep each other in check with the saddleback being the dominant fish. Both of those should be able to stand their ground.

 

[jmcbride]

6 line wrass and/or orchid dottyback. First fish I got was a saddleback, then the 6 line, then the orchid. They all seem to keep each other in check with the saddleback being the dominant fish. Both of those should be able to stand their ground.

How big is the tank? FWIW I have breeding pair of Ocellaris clownfish in a standard 20 gallon and they would terrorize anything I added to the tank. For whatever reason though they do seem to tolerate a Tailspot Blenny. Go figure...
Depending on the tank size you might be at capacity with those Clowns.

45 gal tank so thought i could get a couple more small fish in there.

 

[cloak]

Yeah, you should be able to add a few more fish to tank. How attached are you to those Clownfish? You could try removing one of them for awhile and add some of the other fish you want. If everybody plays nice together you can go ahead and add another clownfish to the tank and see what happens.
Be prepared to make some changes if all hell breaks loose again though. GL.

 

[Keithb22]

45 gal tank so thought i could get a couple more small fish in there.

clown fish are the biggest db’s, finding Nemo lies to everyone. I would either try what's stated above or just add fish who can stand their own against them.