Clownfish not eating after almost a week

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I had just recently or maybe not as recent, I got this clown about a week and a half ago. A little backstory, originally when I got the tank, I had two clowns paired, and one bullied the other one to jump out the tank and die. So I got a black occelaris and put them in with one of the original ones. And that one got bullied too so I took the bully clown fish and put it in a different tank. Then I got the new clown fish and tried pairing it with the black one so I took him home. I acclimated him and I put him in the tank shortly after I fed my clowns. They both ate fine like pigs, after the second day, the new premium clown stopped eating. I tried everything mysis shrimp, pellets, flakes, and entice. Do you guys think this could be another bullying issue that the black clownish picked up ? But I find it odd because the premium clown is a bit bigger than the black clown but also I’ve noticed ever since I got him his tail has been getting chewed up and I can only assume it’s the smaller clown bullying the bigger clown Has anyone heard of this happening or happened to them? How can I get him to eat? Do I separate? As of lately he’s been hanging under this rockscape not really swimming with the other.

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I had just recently or maybe not as recent, I got this clown about a week and a half ago. A little backstory, originally when I got the tank, I had two clowns paired, and one bullied the other one to jump out the tank and die. So I got a black occelaris and put them in with one of the original ones. And that one got bullied too so I took the bully clown fish and put it in a different tank. Then I got the new clown fish and tried pairing it with the black one so I took him home. I acclimated him and I put him in the tank shortly after I fed my clowns. They both ate fine like pigs, after the second day, the new premium clown stopped eating. I tried everything mysis shrimp, pellets, flakes, and entice. Do you guys think this could be another bullying issue that the black clownish picked up ? But I find it odd because the premium clown is a bit bigger than the black clown but also I’ve noticed ever since I got him his tail has been getting chewed up and I can only assume it’s the smaller clown bullying the bigger clown Has anyone heard of this happening or happened to them? How can I get him to eat? Do I separate? As of lately he’s been hanging under this rockscape not really swimming with the other.

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