Need help with a pair of clowns

netopr

netopr

Member
Hi I bought a pair of fire clowns around 2 weeks ago. They were fine eating well and swimming together..... Now, one of the clowns is agressive to the other one. I was told that this could be the "female" showing who is the boss..... But it only happends with the lights on... The male clown is hiding on the back of a rock all the time not eating at all. At night, both clowns will sleep on the top or at the bottom.
The female is so agressive that I introduced my hand to the tank and she attacked me lol....
 
dawman

dawman

Active Member
Approx. what size are they ? Are they both the same size ? Sounds like you either have two females or you have an adult pair .
 
netopr

netopr

Member
about 2" including tail......
Now the clown has fin rot, he is not eating, stays in the same place and has signs of stress

I guess he will die soon...
 
chano

chano

Member
Originally Posted by Netopr
about 2" including tail......
Now the clown has fin rot, he is not eating, stays in the same place and has signs of stress

I guess he will die soon...


Personally I would take the aggressor back to the lfs (in case its just a mean fish) and trade for another smaller than the other one since there is a good chance you have 2 females. Just my $.02
 
dawman

dawman

Active Member
Originally Posted by Chano
Personally I would take the aggressor back to the lfs (in case its just a mean fish) and trade for another smaller than the other one since there is a good chance you have 2 females. Just my $.02

Good advice right there ! I`d return it ASAP .
 
constantne

constantne

Member
I have a pair of clownfish too. When i first introduced the second one the bigger one bit his fin and wouldnt let go! But now its all fine. And yea the bigger one i have will bite the crap out of my hand when its in the tank
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top