huma2011
New Member
We are newbees to the Saltwater Fish Tank World.
After we got our tank ready, we first added two clownfish. They did not pair at all, but were eating fine, and swimming all over our 75g tank. After several weeks, we added the Blue Hippo Tang. The Tang adjusted just fine, ate well, and was a crazy swimmer - swam back and forth, diving into small rock caves, etc. Fun to watch. About three days later, we noticed the Tang's tail had been chewed on. The aquarium we bought her from said it was probably the clownfish. Sure enough, we noticed they were paired, and bullied our Tang quiite a bit. Now our clownfish stay to one side of our tank, just swimming a little bit, and our Tang mostly stays in the caves, and only comes out to eat, but goes right back in, and sometimes swims in the back behind the rock, but not much. The Tang has now been in the tank for almost 3 wks.
Will my fish die? I am worried that the Tang will die because she doesn't swim much at all now - shouldn't she be doing laps in my 75g tank? and the clownfish aren't swimming around the tank either.
What can I do to change this?
The aquarium I bought the fish from also indicated it may be difficult to get more fish because our clownfish have become so aggressive - they may attack anything we put into our tank. They attack our hands when we are feeding them or putting the seeweed on the clip for the Tang. They actually nip at our skin.
After we got our tank ready, we first added two clownfish. They did not pair at all, but were eating fine, and swimming all over our 75g tank. After several weeks, we added the Blue Hippo Tang. The Tang adjusted just fine, ate well, and was a crazy swimmer - swam back and forth, diving into small rock caves, etc. Fun to watch. About three days later, we noticed the Tang's tail had been chewed on. The aquarium we bought her from said it was probably the clownfish. Sure enough, we noticed they were paired, and bullied our Tang quiite a bit. Now our clownfish stay to one side of our tank, just swimming a little bit, and our Tang mostly stays in the caves, and only comes out to eat, but goes right back in, and sometimes swims in the back behind the rock, but not much. The Tang has now been in the tank for almost 3 wks.
Will my fish die? I am worried that the Tang will die because she doesn't swim much at all now - shouldn't she be doing laps in my 75g tank? and the clownfish aren't swimming around the tank either.
What can I do to change this?
The aquarium I bought the fish from also indicated it may be difficult to get more fish because our clownfish have become so aggressive - they may attack anything we put into our tank. They attack our hands when we are feeding them or putting the seeweed on the clip for the Tang. They actually nip at our skin.
