Clownfish acting strange 12 years old

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Hi all,

I have a question
I have recently put two large tangs in a 625L, (4 inches across)

They are exploring and diving in and out of the caves within the tank.

Before adding the tangs my solo clownfish (size - 3x smaller than the tangs) was hosting three separate anenomes and would eat all the time. He would Look for food and always very inquisitive. I've had him since 2013 (12 years)

I lost his pair back in October last year who was purchased around the same time as she stopped eatting and so I put her in a QT but she refused to eat and died.

Since I've added the two tangs the male clownfish is doing full laps around the tank and when I feed he ignores the food completely.

He hasn't eaten now for three days and is just constantly swimming, ignoring the anenomes

Any idea?
 
She wants out
 
I think it was my fault, he is doing much better now and everyone gets along.

Without realising I tried to reconstruct one of the islands to hold more coral and in doing so I think i compromised his home, with this and adding 2 two larger tangs at the same time, I think he became stressed and therfore stopped hosting, swimming laps around the aquarium and not eatting.

Since I've put his home back the way it originally was, he is back hosting and eatting regularly.
 

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