WhiskeyCoffee
06/04/2017, 10:41 AM
So I've had the same two clownfish in my tank for about 6 months, and they've always coexisted peacefully. I've also had a RBTA in there which neither showed interest in. Well, I recently moved to a new house and used that opportunity to stick the clowns in a Tupperware with the RBTA. I left them in there for a few hours then placed them back in the tank when it was ready.
While not completely hosting, the bigger of the two definitely swims in and out of the RBTA throughout the day and tries to nuzzle up in it at night. The smaller still shows no interest. However, since the bigger clown has paired with the anemone, it has also started bullying the smaller clown. I read online that it can be somewhat innocuous so I left them alone. Well today, about a week later, I've noticed that the smaller clown almost rarely comes out of hiding except to eat and it's fins are looking tattered. It will stay in one place and kind of "wiggle".
Is there hope for these two or do they need to be separated immediately?
The culprit, who is paired with the anemone:
https://i.imgur.com/dXfsTFp.jpg
The victim, who hides near the bottom and "wiggles" a lot:
https://i.imgur.com/qNuI852.jpg
While not completely hosting, the bigger of the two definitely swims in and out of the RBTA throughout the day and tries to nuzzle up in it at night. The smaller still shows no interest. However, since the bigger clown has paired with the anemone, it has also started bullying the smaller clown. I read online that it can be somewhat innocuous so I left them alone. Well today, about a week later, I've noticed that the smaller clown almost rarely comes out of hiding except to eat and it's fins are looking tattered. It will stay in one place and kind of "wiggle".
Is there hope for these two or do they need to be separated immediately?
The culprit, who is paired with the anemone:
https://i.imgur.com/dXfsTFp.jpg
The victim, who hides near the bottom and "wiggles" a lot:
https://i.imgur.com/qNuI852.jpg