Clowns!!

[mrgartman]

Got 2 clowns, had them for 3 years, all of a sudden the larger has agresssively attacked the smaller, at some points dragging it backwards by its back fin, it looked injured so removed and put in sump, will i be able to re introduce?

 

[stE26wy14]

pics?

 

[mrgartman]

Pics of what ?

 

[stE26wy14]

Pics of what ?

the clowns... and the damage

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Got 2 clowns, had them for 3 years, all of a sudden the larger has agresssively attacked the smaller, at some points dragging it backwards by its back fin, it looked injured so removed and put in sump, will i be able to re introduce?

You could introduce it again at night and observe it over the next few days. You can always try the mirror technique for aggressive clowns. (I have never done the mirror technique, but have heard it works to reduce aggression)

 

[mrgartman]

the clowns... and the damage

Cant see any damage now, and shes swimming a little better , if i inttodcue her she goes straigth into a corner at top tohide and perhaps "acts" injured

 

[stE26wy14]

Cant see any damage now, and shes swimming a little better , if i inttodcue her she goes straigth into a corner at top tohide and perhaps "acts" injured

ok, well, pics would still help a bit

 

[mrgartman]

ok, well, pics would still help a bit

literally 2 clowns, one big and oen some , no apparant damage

 

[stE26wy14]

literally 2 clowns, one big and oen some , no apparant damage

u said it was acting injured....
maybe there is something wrong, u/we would not know unless u post pics!

 

[Coral Your World]

It happens sometimes. An aggressive female can turn against it mate (for no rhyme or reason) and bully it to the point where fins tear, the male stops eating or the female kills the male. Not much you can do other than isolate the female, rearrange the rock work, wait a couple of days and reintroduce at night. Definitely observe closely. If the bullying continues, cut your loses and rehome the male.

You can always try and introduce another male down the road (or a couple with the hopes that the bullying is evenly distributed and one makes it). But there is no guarantee.

When this happen to me to a pair that was together for 4 years, she ended up killing the male. I rehomed her and just bought another pair.

 

[mrgartman]

It happens sometimes. An aggressive female can turn against it mate (for no rhyme or reason) and bully it to the point where fins tear, the male stops eating or the female kills the male. Not much you can do other than isolate the female, rearrange the rock work, wait a couple of days and reintroduce at night. Definitely observe closely. If the bullying continues, cut your loses and rehome the male.

You can always try and introduce another male down the road (or a couple with the hopes that the bullying is evenly distributed and one makes it). But there is no guarantee.

When this happen to me to a pair that was together for 4 years, she ended up killing the male. I rehomed her and just bought another pair.

Thanks for the advice, the Male has found a hole in another piece of rock other side of tank at the moment and hiding, the Femswims upto it brushes againstit and swims away.....

 

[Peter Houde]

Alternatively, you could get rid of the female and get one or more new clowns. The existing male will become female if it's the biggest. They'll all form a size and dominance hierarchy, the two largest will likely pair and quite possibly kill the smaller ones. They can get along famously, but they're also super mean fish. It's totally normal for the bigger ones to beat up on the smaller ones, even their mates occasionally.

 

[mrgartman]

It happens sometimes. An aggressive female can turn against it mate (for no rhyme or reason) and bully it to the point where fins tear, the male stops eating or the female kills the male. Not much you can do other than isolate the female, rearrange the rock work, wait a couple of days and reintroduce at night. Definitely observe closely. If the bullying continues, cut your loses and rehome the male.

You can always try and introduce another male down the road (or a couple with the hopes that the bullying is evenly distributed and one makes it). But there is no guarantee.

When this happen to me to a pair that was together for 4 years, she ended up killing the male. I rehomed her and just bought another pair.