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So I’ve been in the saltwater game for about 2 years (I’m an amateur, but I’m learning) my first fish was a gold stripe maroon clown. She was in my first saltwater tank (40 gallons) then we moved her to a 75 gallon with a yellow tang and some chromis. Then we got her to host her first green bta. For some reason the anemone didn’t do so well so we lost it. I did a lot of research to figure out what went wrong. After a few months my tank matured more and all the levels seemed right to add another bta. We went to the fish store and found a huge green bta with a little friend. There was a tiny maroon clown who was already hosting it. So we decided to take a chance. It was a match made in heaven. Once the bubble tip and tiny maroon were added to the tank our larger maroon quickly attempted to host the anemone. Seeing the little friend she began to chase and nip but he would quickly stop and submit to her. After about a day and a half they were in the anemone together and he wouldn’t leave her side. About 3 months ago we had to move which was absolute hell. We tried everything we could to make sure the fish weren’t stressed and the swap went smoothly but it was just too much and we lost most of our fish (somehow all the corals survived) We were most heart broken about our female maroon. Ever since the little guy has grown a lot and just yesterday we decided to take another chance and get a much smaller maroon. This one is gonna be TOUGH. The tiny maroon is not only frightened of his new environment but he keeps getting chased by the other maroon. What I ended up doing is purchasing an isolation breeder tank that I have the tiny maroon in. He seems much more relaxed. Before he was just at the top corner, now he swims around his isolation tank and he is eating which is a great sign. I have it pinned to my tank using a magnet. The larger maroon constantly notices him in there and tries to attack but realizes it can’t. I’m hoping the larger one will get used to him in the tank. In a couple of days I will try to introduce them again. PLEASE WISH ME LUCK, and tips or experiences would be much appreciated.