Should I ditch my old fish and buy a new crew?

yellowtang1324

yellowtang1324

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I have been posting threads about getting new fish, but if I really think about it... All my attempts have failed. I think my major problem is my Maroon Clown. When I was thinking about buying new fish, I didn't really think that she bullied my new fish in the past, but if I thought a-little harder, SHE BULLIED BIGTIME. She is gigantic, about the length of 6 of your keyboard keys. I have 6 or 7 anemones, and they are her life and I love seeing her swim around in them. She's honestly my favorite fish, but she is preventing me from buying new fish. She is not 100% of the problem, and it's not always her who bullies the new fish, but she is a major part in the problem. I have a Gramma and Damsel. The damsel is a problem occasionally but I don't really care about him too much, so I can remove him any time. Gramma can stay, she basically swims around her cave and that's it.
 
silverado61

silverado61

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If it was me I would limit her territory and remove all but one enemone.
But that's just me.
 
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jay0705

jay0705

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To put it bluntly, u need a fish that. Doesn't take any crap. In my experience there are 2 that are compatible w ur tank. The fox face and yellow tang. Both get big and both can handle aggression. The tang bc of attitude and its tail scalpel and the fox bc of its venomous spines
 
candaceswf

candaceswf

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What fish have you tried to add? If you did want to add more fish, I would stick with fish that are bold and can hold their own with the more dominant fish already in the tank. Also, when you add new fish (if you can) move the rocks around a bit, it'll trick the fish into thinking they're in a new environment and help with the aggression level
 
yellowtang1324

yellowtang1324

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jay0705 said:
To put it bluntly, u need a fish that. Doesn't take any crap. In my experience there are 2 that are compatible w ur tank. The fox face and yellow tang. Both get big and both can handle aggression. The tang bc of attitude and its tail scalpel and the fox bc of its venomous spines
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Yup, I've had Yellow Tangs with this guy, they are totally fine. I started with three, 1 survived, but the last one got eaten by 1 of the 7 anemones.
 
yellowtang1324

yellowtang1324

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candaceswf said:
What fish have you tried to add? If you did want to add more fish, I would stick with fish that are bold and can hold their own with the more dominant fish already in the tank. Also, when you add new fish (if you can) move the rocks around a bit, it'll trick the fish into thinking they're in a new environment and help with the aggression level
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I've had so many, but to sum it up, She's bullied mostly every one. I find it weird because when I bought my original 60 gallon, it had a Hippo, a rescued Yellow with no top or bottom fins, Koran Angel, Royal, Chromis, 2 damsels, a niger trigger. I know this is overpopulated, I had no idea what I was doing when I bought this tank. But she got along with all of them, I think because she grew up with them as a juvenile. She's almost 10 I believe so shes getting even more agressive as ever
 
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yellowtang1324

yellowtang1324

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silverado61 said:
If it was me I would limit her territory and remove all but one enemone.
But that's just me.
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That's what we want to do but that is a huge challenge considering every single one of her anemones is attached to the bottom of my major base rocks, which are attached to pvp pipes. If I were to sell her anemones, how much money would I get? I'll send pictures when my lights turn on
 
jay0705

jay0705

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Wow, thats crazy. Its honestly one of the reasons I haven't gotten a nem. Iam afraid who it will eat lol
 
yellowtang1324

yellowtang1324

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yellowtang1324 said:
That's what we want to do but that is a huge challenge considering every single one of her anemones is attached to the bottom of my major base rocks, which are attached to pvp pipes. If I were to sell her anemones, how much money would I get? I'll send pictures when my lights turn on
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yellowtang1324

yellowtang1324

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trigger40 said:
maybe you could try shutting off the lights and what they shrivle up or start moving you take them out then. should make things easyer.
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Yeah, when my dad gets home he'll have to help me. Don't worry im not 10, I'm 15 hhahahah. He's gonna have to help me with the controls, because we have this weird control system.
 
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