Clownfish pair aggression

[Dragster28]

I have had a pair of clownish together for about 6 months now, the female has always been a bit aggressive but never anything that seemed rough, but today I noticed that the male has small tears in his fins. Is this something that I should be super concerned about, or should I separate them?

 

[patrick886]

I would say normal. Monitor closely to see if it get worse though. Fish usually heal fast.

 

[Dragster28]

Oh ok thank you. As common as they are, they are still my pride and joy so I would hate for anything to happen to them.

 

[patrick886]

Yup for sure. My male clown will clean the hosting spot(live rock, substrate, or even coral) by rubbing on them. Maybe he got damaged that way?

 

[Dragster28]

Yea that could also be it, he does do that all the time