Clowns Bullying Fire Fish

[mx36]

Just picked up a couple of red firefish gobys for my 120 gal reef. I acclimated them and everything and all fish were fine. Then about 4.5 hrs later my 2 clowns decided it was time to start bullying them chasing them all over the tank. They were all fine after the lights went out. But it started again in the morning. I got the 2 clowns out and are now in my refugium. How long should I leave them in there before putting them back in the display? Any other ideas on how I can keep the clowns from bullying them? They have never acted like that before. Thanks in advance

[Wolverine]

The other thing you can do is rearrange the rockwork before you put the clownfish back in. If you do this, I would wait a few days to let the firefish get accustomed to it, and then put the clowns back.
That said, there's a reasonable chance that won't work anyway. Clowns, especially when they're paired off, can get fairly aggressive. When you combine that with the typically timid nature of firefish, you can run into problems like this.

You didn't mention what kind of clownfish they are. If they're maroon or clarkii or one of the more aggressive species, then you might have to give up either the clowns or the firefish.

Dave