clowns on a frenzy!

dapak83

dapak83

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hey i already had a clown in my tank for a while his partner died a while ago... so i added another clown in there today and the old one keeps attacking him or chasing him is it something i should be worried bout
 
dapak83

dapak83

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they both are same size preety much!!! i thought they would be buddies!!! he doesnt really attack him just chases him and stops!
 
earlybird

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You can try to take the old one out for a few weeks and let the new one get comfortable. I've also read about people putting the new fish or the old fish in a critter cage for a few days to let them get used to each other.
 
1journeyman

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Originally Posted by dapak83
hey i already had a clown in my tank for a while his partner died a while ago... so i added another clown in there today and the old one keeps attacking him or chasing him is it something i should be worried bout
Re arranging the live rock may also help.
Adding same size clowns is a bad idea. always add a much smaller one.
 
dapak83

dapak83

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the other clown died when i had the heat surge come thru last summer... my tanks temp went over a 100 with in a day killed all of my fishes other then the clown who was lonely for a long time......
and i orderd the fishes on swf i didnt know what size i was going to get ! what to do now?
 
1journeyman

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Originally Posted by dapak83
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and i orderd the fishes on swf i didnt know what size i was going to get ! what to do now?
Rearrange rocks and prepare to sperate the two. Try using a breeder cage, etc. and see if that helps.
 
reefpro

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Originally Posted by 1journeyman
Rearrange rocks and prepare to sperate the two. Try using a breeder cage, etc. and see if that helps.
I was going to suggest that...
 
dapak83

dapak83

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i dont have much rocks in there rite now i was going to add more since i already have fises i didnt wanna rush and get too much LR in ther at the same time soo i will add more..... and i need to get a cage also... i was thinking can i use like a plastic bag in wich the other fishes came in for a little while or something?
how long shud i keep them seprated for?
 
marka1620

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rearrange rocks might help. When I introduced a new clown. I made sure he was alot smaller. The big one chased him for a few hours. After that...they are buddies. Where the big one goes...the little one is right behind.
 
walmart

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when you buy a pair, or in your case buy another one for a mate. buy a small one so the domenence chain continues. so the small one will be the male and your current one will be the female.
 
dapak83

dapak83

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i wasnt thinking about a mate i just wanted him to have a buddy and so i ordered it.... i didnt know it was gona be suck a problem! :notsure:
 
dapak83

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its now ben a few hrs.... they arent buddies.. but the ond one backed off and started doing his own thing is not bothering to chase after the new one anymore.... sigh!!!!
 
dapak83

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sounds like it to me.. hopefully they dont go at it again!!!
i have had the original clown for a bit over a yr now
i will take some pics tonight i gota run trying to sell my bike!!
i'll post them up soon!
 
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