Feeling Bad about Fish in Acclimation Box

[ericwithac]

I just got two lightning maroon clowns and put one of them in a small acclimation box my LFS leant me when they started to fight. I feel bad that hes in thag little box. Should I get a bigger one? How long should I keep him in there? Will it stress him out?

The current box (one I borrowed from the LFS) is about 4 wide by 3 deep by 4 high.

Thanks!

 

[Zakery Murray]

How big is the one in the acclimation box right now?

 

[Smite]

He only needs to be in there until (if) the other maroon loses interest in it and stops showing signs of aggression. You'll probably be able to tell inna few days to a week whether they will work out as a pair.

That being said, as long as it's a small-medium clown it's fine and is keeping it safe for now. So I wouldn't feel bad about it at all.

 

[ericwithac]

Its about 2 inches maybe a hair bigger. The one in the box is the smaller of the two

 

[Oshengems]

I could only imagine I have a small Melanurus in my sump and it’s drivin me insane I feel so bad for the lil guy no one wants to buy him might just give him away I feel like such a bad person

 

[ericwithac]

Here he is.

 

[dwest]

Here he is.

I think he’s ok for a few days.

 

[bluprntguy]

He’s fine, but I’ve always put the aggressive one in the box so you can see if the less aggressive one voluntarily swims over to the aggressive one.

 

[ericwithac]

He’s fine, but I’ve always put the aggressive one in the box so you can see if the less aggressive one voluntarily swims over to the aggressive one.

The other one is quite a bit bigger...

 

[ericwithac]

I also bought a bigger acclimation box so hopefully that will help too

 

[ericwithac]

Do you think I should put the aggressor in there even though hes a little bigger?

 

[Smite]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

 

[ericwithac]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

What putting the aggressor in the acclimation box? Hes just a bit bigger thats all.

 

[Smite]

Yeah. Maroons are known to be pretty aggressive. Any advantage you can give the smaller one will work in your favor. Let it settle amd start eating well. Also like stated above, maybe give him a chance to attempt to pair up without physical damage.

 

[Poseidon03]

What did the fighting look like? If there was lip locking, that isnt the best. If one was chasing the other, that is normal. The one being chased will also shiver with its head down, showing its submission to the other one.

 

[Poseidon03]

(Speaking from experience of pairing maroons myself)

 

[ericwithac]

What did the fighting look like? If there was lip locking, that isnt the best. If one was chasing the other, that is normal. The one being chased will also shiver with its head down, showing its submission to the other one.

There was everything including lip locking. Im just concerned about putting the bigger one in there. Won’t it stress him out? Maybe I’m worrying for nothing.

 

[Poseidon03]

The big one will not be happy. It might also be best to move the bigger one to a QT tank overnight.

 

[ericwithac]

The big one will not be happy. It might also be best to move the bigger one to a QT tank overnight.

They are in a QT now. Smaller one in the acclimation box.

 

[Poseidon03]

Ya, it would be best to remove the bigger one from its "territory." Luckily, there is a size difference. Most of the problems happen when they are the same size.