Female Ocellaris bullying male

[Rechelle Fleck]

My female ocellaris has been Relentlessly chasing the male. She generally chases him a little bit so he hangs out I above the powerhead . He has been trying to submit to her by doing the shaking thing but she has been worse than usual to him over the past couple of days and is taking chunks out of his fins . He tries to hide in the LR but she finds him and now he is exhausted and sitting in a corner on the sand bed. The extreme agresssion started when the BTA (who "belongs" to the female) made itself inaccessible by wedging itself between to live rocks so she can't get to it. So who does she take it out on - the poor male.

What do I do?

 

[Mopartech]

Remove one of them

 

[davocean]

Yep, there are times when it's excessive on fin tearing, and not being able to eat when you've gotta put one in time out and hope it resolves when she's calmed down, and if it were possible, I'd time out the female if you can, give the little guy some freedom to eat stress free.