Six line wrasse wants to be clownfish

[Gligor]

Hello. I purchased very small six line wrasse 3 days ago (about an inch). Since the introduction in the tank, he likes to swim near my anemones, and even trough their tentacles. For now they don't seem to hurt him, but I'm afraid that sooner or later he will become a meal. It's this normal behavior? My clowns are extremely aggressive towards anything that comes near their anemone, but they don't mind the wrasse.

 

[Shnetts]

sounds like he got adopted into the clown family

 

[Gligor]

sounds like he got adopted into the clown family

Maybe he's too small, so they don't see him as a competition. Idk why I can't upload a video, but I took 2 photos of him near my anemones. I couldn't get a picture when he was moving around the tentacles, because he's very fast.
My question is, is there anything I can do to save him? I know that it's a stupid questing, and that there is probably nothing I can do to prevent him from becoming a meal, but I'm asking in case anyone knows any trick. I really like that fish, it has a lot of character. And also I love all my fish the same way I love my dog and cat, they are my pets..

 

[Shnetts]

I dont see the clowns being an issue, 6lines are much faster. And id assume if the nem if hurting him he would stay away. I would not be to concerned if everyone seems to be happy.

 

[VexedTomb792]

Hello. I purchased very small six line wrasse 3 days ago (about an inch). Since the introduction in the tank, he likes to swim near my anemones, and even trough their tentacles. For now they don't seem to hurt him, but I'm afraid that sooner or later he will become a meal. It's this normal behavior? My clowns are extremely aggressive towards anything that comes near their anemone, but they don't mind the wrasse.

Hi, I have a sixline and 2 clowns along with 3 anemones. My sixline is now fully grown but when I first had him and much smaller he too used to spend a fair bit of time swimming through the nem’s tentacles (I always assumed it was for protection). He is much, much bigger now and runs the tank, keeping all the other fish in line but even now he will swim through the nem to peck at the rock around it when all others (except the clowns obvs) swim around the nem in an arc. I wouldn’t worry about your wrasse, he knows what he’s doing.

 

[Gligor]

I dont see the clowns being an issue, 6lines are much faster. And id assume if the nem if hurting him he would stay away. I would not be to concerned if everyone seems to be happy.

I know that the clowns aren't an issue, it's just interesting that they don't mind him. They attack my hand, the turkey baster, tweezers or anything else that goes near the anemone.

Hi, I have a sixline and 2 clowns along with 3 anemones. My sixline is now fully grown but when I first had him and much smaller he too used to spend a fair bit of time swimming through the nem’s tentacles (I always assumed it was for protection). He is much, much bigger now and runs the tank, keeping all the other fish in line but even now he will swim through the nem to peck at the rock around it when all others (except the clowns obvs) swim around the nem in an arc. I wouldn’t worry about your wrasse, he knows what he’s doing.

Thank you, that makes me feel better. I've never seen so bold fish, he doesn't hesitate to go into the triggerfish and the blue tang cave while they are inside. They are chasing him away of course, but he's fast so I'm not worried about that. (Just to explain, my blue tang and my blackbelly triggerfish live together because one day my blue tang decided that she wants to move and live in the same cave with the triggerfish. At first the trigger was chasing her away, but after a month of stubbornness he accepted her, and now they both live in the same cave. Are these weird things only happening in my tank? I mean, my tank has a lot hiding places.)

 

[Shnetts]

I know that the clowns aren't an issue, it's just interesting that they don't mind him. They attack my hand, the turkey baster, tweezers or anything else that goes near the anemone.

Thank you, that makes me feel better. I've never seen so bold fish, he doesn't hesitate to go into the triggerfish and the blue tang cave while they are inside. They are chasing him away of course, but he's fast so I'm not worried about that. (Just to explain, my blue tang and my blackbelly triggerfish live together because one day my blue tang decided that she wants to move and live in the same cave with the triggerfish. At first the trigger was chasing her away, but after a month of stubbornness he accepted her, and now they both live in the same cave. Are these weird things only happening in my tank? I mean, my tank has a lot hiding places.)

yeah they are weird little buggers. Mine could not care less about anything in the tank and dont even "guard their corner" but god forbid my tweezers come into the tank to flip over a snail and all hell breaks loose