sueandherzoo
Active Member
Hi there.
I have a gold-stripe maroon in my 92 gallon.... been there about a year. Last night at the LFS I fell in love with one of his gold-stripes..... absolutely BEAUTIFUL, and after contemplating it for a while, I brought him home. I thought my chances of him being able to move into the tank would be good since he's slightly bigger than my existing clown, but BOY is he taking a beating. All of his fins are tattered and torn and he's still swimming, but with difficulty.
I know that it could take several days for two clowns to work it out but I also know that sometimes it doesn't work and one (usually the new one) ends up dying. I considered moving the new guy into my 46 gallon but I have two paired false percs in there. Even though they are smaller, they probably wouldn't welcome him either, right?
I just netted the new guy and put him in a screened breeder cage in the 92 gallon so he could get some rest. Might keeping him in there for a few days make the old clown accept him more or am I just prolonging the inevitable?
Sue
I have a gold-stripe maroon in my 92 gallon.... been there about a year. Last night at the LFS I fell in love with one of his gold-stripes..... absolutely BEAUTIFUL, and after contemplating it for a while, I brought him home. I thought my chances of him being able to move into the tank would be good since he's slightly bigger than my existing clown, but BOY is he taking a beating. All of his fins are tattered and torn and he's still swimming, but with difficulty.
I know that it could take several days for two clowns to work it out but I also know that sometimes it doesn't work and one (usually the new one) ends up dying. I considered moving the new guy into my 46 gallon but I have two paired false percs in there. Even though they are smaller, they probably wouldn't welcome him either, right?
I just netted the new guy and put him in a screened breeder cage in the 92 gallon so he could get some rest. Might keeping him in there for a few days make the old clown accept him more or am I just prolonging the inevitable?
Sue