Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse Agression

[mkuhl70]

Hello all, I have a 40 gallon tank with a yellow fin fairy wrasse and an ocellaris clown fish. The clown has been in the tank for 4 months or so and I added the wrasse three weeks ago. Recently I have noticed the wrasse is slightly following the clown and will sometimes touch the clowns tail. The wrasses fins will flair up too. I really like my clown and don't want him to die. Is this normal behavior or is this something I should worry about? There are no other fish in the tank but there is an anemone and a banded coral shrimp. The clown will not go in the anemone.

 

[melanotaenia]

I doubt he will mess with them; I have a pintail fairy wrasse that will occasionally give a little nudge to my female clown but never any fin nip or outward aggression.

He will push the clowns out of the way for food, but again, no biting or fin damage. I would give him some more time, he will likely settle down. How often are you feeding? They like to eat often, many times per day small amount of food. Good luck! Fairy Wrasses are great fish.

 

[mkuhl70]

Ok I was worried I wasn't feeding enough. I just do small amounts twice a day to avoid excess nutrients. Ill add some more food over the next few days and see if that helps.