Weird Relationship?

Eve · Jan 12, 2020

Hi guys,

Have you ever had a weird relationship going on in your tank? So I have two clownfish and these two were always together, they had been together for 1 year, but after I added a foxface Rabbitfish it seems like they don’t want to be together anymore. Instead one of them is always next to the Foxface, they swim together, eat together ...they even sleep next to each other. Isn’t it a little weird? I tried taking a pic, but everytime I get close the tank, the Foxface hides behind the rocks lol.

El_Guapo13 · Jan 12, 2020

My Sixline Wrasse likes to protect his buddy from the Queen Clown. My Midnight Clown (female) sometimes gets too aggressive with my Frostbite Clown (male). When the sixline sees this, he places himself in between and pushes the Midnight away. He will stay there constantly pushing back against her until he feel that things have calmed down enough. Then he goes about his day until he is needed again lol

mpatient · Jan 12, 2020

Sorry for the pic quality. Watchmen goby and Yellow Head Jawfish. These guys have been paired for at least 2 years despite there being a second Jawfish and a pistol shrimp in the tank.

najer · Jan 12, 2020

My wrasse and bodyguard!

Jesterrace · Jan 12, 2020

El_Guapo13 said:
My Sixline Wrasse likes to protect his buddy from the Queen Clown. My Midnight Clown (female) sometimes gets too aggressive with my Frostbite Clown (male). When the sixline sees this, he places himself in between and pushes the Midnight away. He will stay there constantly pushing back against her until he feel that things have calmed down enough. Then he goes about his day until he is needed again lol

I've seen the "peacekeeper" role from other wrasses before, just never heard of it from a 6 line (as they are usually the ones causing problems).

B7Joe · Jan 12, 2020

My tang and clownfish often sleep next to each other at night. During the day, all 5 of my fish (that are as different as can be) will swim around in a pack. I think when taken out of their natural habitat these fish will adapt and form bonds with other fish. It’s pretty amazing.

Eve · Jan 12, 2020

El_Guapo13 said:
My Sixline Wrasse likes to protect his buddy from the Queen Clown. My Midnight Clown (female) sometimes gets too aggressive with my Frostbite Clown (male). When the sixline sees this, he places himself in between and pushes the Midnight away. He will stay there constantly pushing back against her until he feel that things have calmed down enough. Then he goes about his day until he is needed again lol

That’s so cute and funny!

Eve · Jan 12, 2020

B7Joe said:
My tang and clownfish often sleep next to each other at night. During the day, all 5 of my fish (that are as different as can be) will swim around in a pack. I think when taken out of their natural habitat these fish will adapt and form bonds with other fish. It’s pretty amazing.

I think you are right!! So amazing!

Han · Jan 12, 2020

My rabbitfish and puffer sleep together and follow each other non stop, my jawfish and ribbon eel share a burrow.

Eve · Jan 12, 2020

Han said:
My rabbitfish and puffer sleep together and follow each other non stop, my jawfish and ribbon eel share a burrow.

Wow Im amazed. I knew Rabbitfish were peaceful, but did not know they were that friendly lol

Qasimja · Jan 12, 2020

i think you introduced a homewrecker into the tank i recommend marriage counseling

Eve · Jan 12, 2020

Qasimja said:
i think you introduced a homewrecker into the tank i recommend marriage counseling

Hahaha that was funny

Daniel@R2R · Jan 13, 2020

Great stories! These are some pairings you don't expect to see. A six line playing mediator is just crazy!

Pickwun · Jan 13, 2020

I had a couple of green spotted puffers. I added a few mollies, because I heard the babies would be good to support their predatory nature.
No.
One of them hung out with a group of the mollies, and they never went after anything. They even quit eating frozen shrimp, and just wanted the flakes I put in for the mollies. The puffs have been gone for a while, so I ended up with a 55gal molly tank. ;Facepalm

Fishy212 · Jan 13, 2020

My clown and mandarin swim together and chill together all the time. So unusual but so fascinating at the same time.

Andy429 · Jan 13, 2020

Not a fishy pairing, but I have a Foxface that hosts in my Gonis. He seems to enjoy just resting on them. Gonis don’t seem bothered. Probably benefit from his waste.

ReeferCrabness · Jan 13, 2020

Monogamy. It's a tough sell....

NeonRabbit221B · Jan 13, 2020

Valentini Puffer and my female blood orange clown are about as "paired" as I have seen. He opens the clams, she eats the clams XD

Goodair · Jan 13, 2020

Foxface fish are weird, and seems to be the common factor with alot of people. I had one that would only be around the marina beta. Sleep, swim, hiding spots, it would even "try" to eat the same food regardless of the size.