My goby beefs with my maroon clown!

Babygecko1233 · Dec 31, 2016

He is a very active goby... always out and about...but he's mean to my clownfish! I dont know if it's because it's a baby clown or what but it's not fair! Hes so mean! Any ideas of what I should do? If either of them have to go...it's the goby...he's a frill Finn hobby.

ChiCity · Dec 31, 2016

Pretty soon that maroon will become the bully and the tables will turn on Charlie Murphy...

jdl513 · Dec 31, 2016

I would separate them till the clown gets bigger. That particular goby has appearance of an opportunistic predator who will eat whatever he can stuff into that big mouth similar to a grouper. Might just be me but he sure looks like he is eyeing the clown thinking dinner in the one pic.

Babygecko1233 · Dec 31, 2016

Yah he tried but the clowns smart...goes right in the center of the carpet nem. The goby knows better then to get stuck in the tentacles.....but on the big mouth thing...yes...he ate a whole cube of food before it even had a chance to separate. He looked pregnant!! I was shocked but he was happy to eat more. crazy. We just tried the cichlid method (fresh water aggressive fish) We aquascaped and now they have made separate territories. Hopefully it works.

jdl513 · Dec 31, 2016

I don't think this is about territory. It's most likely about predator and prey. Regular feedings may help. On bright side having a predator around should encourage the clown to bond with the anemone for self preservation.