2 Tomato clowns

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asbury030

Active Member
ok the old tomato clown i have is like have little seizures when the new clown swims by and the new clown's fins are all torn what should i do?
 
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royalshrimp

Guest
yore old tomato isnt having sezures but shes warding the new clown off. how big are each of them???
 
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royalshrimp

Guest
try to rearrange the rock work a bit so the old clown has to establish new territory, and will not be protective, and they might just pair up
 
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asbury030

Active Member
well i just put the old clown i my 29. So i guess there both new but now i looked at them now they are swimming around with each other what is up? :notsure:
 
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royalshrimp

Guest
give them some time... if the old clown doesnt ease up, get rid of one... or get rid of the old one and get a tiny tomato, cause youre old clown is now a female, so you should get a male by getting the smallest clown possible:yes:
 
csrobe02

csrobe02

Member
It can take a loooong time for them to get used to each other. I have 2 cinnamons in my tank and the bigger one was beating the crap out of the little one. I got so worried that the small one was going to die because of the constant harrassment that I tried to take it out and back to the fish store, but could not manage to get him out of the tank.
I am so grateful now that I could not get him out because now (about 1 month later) the fish get along great and I have seen no signs of aggression. One hosts my rose BTA and the other my hairy mushrooms so they are happy together.
Moral of the story: stick with it, time heals all things
 
csrobe02

csrobe02

Member
Yes almost completely. I got pretty bad at times... but the fins grew back rather quick.
actually come to think about it... they really started to "get along" when I put my rose BTA in the tank and the female started to host it. That was the first time I saw the male swim out from his hiding place without the female beating the crap out of him.
 
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