I have a 20 gallon thats been set up for about three months. I have a 2 inch firefish thats been in since the beginning. I've added lots of inverterbrates since, but just added more fish a couple days ago, a pair of clownfish. They are about 3 inches each.
As soon as the clownfish were added, the firefish has been totally freaking out, darting around all over the tank and breathing very rapidly. It's even tried to jump out a few times. The clownfish are not chasing the firefish or displaying aggressive behavior, they're just minding their own business. The rockwork has a ton of hiding places that the firefish darts into often. I'm afraid it's not doing it enough, and is just freaking out in the water column instead. When it finally goes to a hiding spot, it's breathing really hard from how scared it is.
It still grabs a few pieces of frozen brine shrimp when I feed, but I'm quite worried about pellets. It's always eaten only a small portion of them even when it was the only fish in the tank. Now, I'm afraid it won't eat any due to how they don't stay in the water column and being so scared of the clownfish. I'm worried because I'm going on vacation for a couple weeks, so I'll be relying on an autofeeder, and I'm afraid it won't get anything to eat.
Is there anything I can do to get him used to the clownfish? Will it just naturally happen over time? I'm worried about how much he's being stressed out. Any help would be appreciated!
As soon as the clownfish were added, the firefish has been totally freaking out, darting around all over the tank and breathing very rapidly. It's even tried to jump out a few times. The clownfish are not chasing the firefish or displaying aggressive behavior, they're just minding their own business. The rockwork has a ton of hiding places that the firefish darts into often. I'm afraid it's not doing it enough, and is just freaking out in the water column instead. When it finally goes to a hiding spot, it's breathing really hard from how scared it is.
It still grabs a few pieces of frozen brine shrimp when I feed, but I'm quite worried about pellets. It's always eaten only a small portion of them even when it was the only fish in the tank. Now, I'm afraid it won't eat any due to how they don't stay in the water column and being so scared of the clownfish. I'm worried because I'm going on vacation for a couple weeks, so I'll be relying on an autofeeder, and I'm afraid it won't get anything to eat.
Is there anything I can do to get him used to the clownfish? Will it just naturally happen over time? I'm worried about how much he's being stressed out. Any help would be appreciated!