Deranged Golden Nugget

[DmitryB]

So I got this huge Golden Nugget Clown in my 170. She hosts in a rock with hair algae. Arranging some corals around today, I placed a small Purple Seafan close to her spot because it was kind of an empty spot. And then I watched her tear off multiple branches off the Seafan!!! I almost had a heart attack. Of course I moved the Seafan and I hope it survives!! It's a nice piece. She was attacking my hand as I was moving the Seafan away. She needs to be committed. She's not even cute to be acting this way!

She also HATES my glass cleaner. Attacks it across the entire tank when I clean.

 

[Baldyreef]

truly a fish full of hatred

 

[Tahoe61]

I see teeth, I believe she may be growling.

 

[Baldyreef]

I would hate to see a maroon the size of a shark, those things would be the most dangerous thing in the sea lol

 

[Largeangels]

Yup. Not unheard of. They will draw blood. I've had them chase adult Emperor angelfish.

Wait until it decides to fan sand all over the place.

 

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She definitely looks like she packs a punch lol, I have an old gold nugget maroon who will jump out of the water to bite you if you're close to her BTA

 

[DmitryB]

Yup. Not unheard of. They will draw blood. I've had them chase adult Emperor angelfish.

Wait until it decides to fan sand all over the place.

Oh she's digging around her rock!

 

[DmitryB]

She definitely looks like she packs a punch lol, I have an old gold nugget maroon who will jump out of the water to bite you if you're close to her BTA

I think she power lifts in her spare time.

 

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I think she power lifts in her spare time.

She keeps it up she'll make it to regionals this year

 

[artieg1]

It’s natural!

 

[ScottJ]

Ohhhh man.... she looks MEAN

 

[kevgib67]

So I got this huge Golden Nugget Clown in my 170. She hosts in a rock with hair algae. Arranging some corals around today, I placed a small Purple Seafan close to her spot because it was kind of an empty spot. And then I watched her tear off multiple branches off the Seafan!!! I almost had a heart attack. Of course I moved the Seafan and I hope it survives!! It's a nice piece. She was attacking my hand as I was moving the Seafan away. She needs to be committed. She's not even cute to be acting this way!

She also HATES my glass cleaner. Attacks it across the entire tank when I clean.

She sounds lovely!

 

[mfinn]

Welcome to the world of mean maroon clowns.

 

[DmitryB]

So yeah, Madam was not finished. Since she all but murdered the Sea Fan, I put a big rock with two Acros on it into that spot. One was glued down. One was not. Today I woke up to find the one that was not glued down has been relocated. She's got this huge rock all to herself and it's not enough!

Interestingly she allows all the other fish to visit her without kicking them out. They all swim through her cave and she's fine with it.

In the video, the frag was on the rock in the upper right corner at the beginning of the video. (You can see the other frag - glued down - is still there. The one she moved is (supposed to be) White Walker Spath.