Hi all.
So I have a problem Clarkii Clownfish (female) that has exerted dominance on my 190L AquaOne tank.
I’d like to try stock my tank up so I know I need to remove the Clarkii. I am however quite attached to it.
Back story;
Its proved be an costly lesson as I spot / realise what the problem was. In Aug 2018, I purchase two Clarkii’s (male and female) at the same time and they got on happily for some months.
In the 12 months after buying the Clarkii’s I’ve purchase and lost the following;
The algae Blenny, I bought in Aug 2019, only recently vanished in the last month or two. And I think that’s more to do with my lack of attention to the water quality than the bullying of the Clarkii.
I’m now left with the female Clarkii and one Blue damsel. I have very little coral, but did purchase (Feb 2020) a bubble tip anemone which the Clarkii absolutely loves. The anemone has also divided in two several months back and seems to be doing well.
So, plan of action.
I’ve read that I should just take the Clarkii back to the LFS and get some credit. But again, I really like the Clarkii and don’t really want to hand back.
Option 2. Put the Clarkii into the sump. My sump however is divided into 3 sections with very minimal space to move around. So pretty much a non starter option.
Option 3. I have a 15L nano tank. I wondered if rehousing the Clarkii here if I fill with existing tank water would be the best and easiest option. I know the tank is no where sufficient in size but my thinking being that I could house the Clarkii there for a couple of weeks to a month before putting back in the main tank. So long of course that I can stock the main tank with some residents that can will cope with the reintroduction.
The question then will be to decide what fish to stock the main tank with.
Any thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated.
So I have a problem Clarkii Clownfish (female) that has exerted dominance on my 190L AquaOne tank.
I’d like to try stock my tank up so I know I need to remove the Clarkii. I am however quite attached to it.
Back story;
Its proved be an costly lesson as I spot / realise what the problem was. In Aug 2018, I purchase two Clarkii’s (male and female) at the same time and they got on happily for some months.
In the 12 months after buying the Clarkii’s I’ve purchase and lost the following;
Cleaner Shrimp |
Indo Firefish / Dartfish |
3x Green Chromis |
Yellow Wrasse |
5x Turbo Snails |
2x Emerald Crabs |
4x yellow tail damsel |
2x blue damsel |
yellow goby |
Algae Blenny |
4x Hermit crabs |
The algae Blenny, I bought in Aug 2019, only recently vanished in the last month or two. And I think that’s more to do with my lack of attention to the water quality than the bullying of the Clarkii.
I’m now left with the female Clarkii and one Blue damsel. I have very little coral, but did purchase (Feb 2020) a bubble tip anemone which the Clarkii absolutely loves. The anemone has also divided in two several months back and seems to be doing well.
So, plan of action.
I’ve read that I should just take the Clarkii back to the LFS and get some credit. But again, I really like the Clarkii and don’t really want to hand back.
Option 2. Put the Clarkii into the sump. My sump however is divided into 3 sections with very minimal space to move around. So pretty much a non starter option.
Option 3. I have a 15L nano tank. I wondered if rehousing the Clarkii here if I fill with existing tank water would be the best and easiest option. I know the tank is no where sufficient in size but my thinking being that I could house the Clarkii there for a couple of weeks to a month before putting back in the main tank. So long of course that I can stock the main tank with some residents that can will cope with the reintroduction.
The question then will be to decide what fish to stock the main tank with.
Any thoughts and feedback would be greatly appreciated.