Hey everyone, long time since I've been here!
Ok so heres the situation. I have a small 60ltr nano setup FOWLR at the moment but will become a reef eventually. This has 2 common clowns, one small (juvenille) and one larger (year old)
In my other tank, 125ltr reef, there are also two clowns. One small juvenille and one larger (year old)
Originally I had the two older ones together in the reef, but the female started to bully the other quite alot and became very territorial even after removing them both and rescaping the tank. So in my wisdom, when I setup my nano, I went and purchased the two juvanilles.
I took the clown that was being bullied from the 125 and put into the 60 with a new juvenille and they are all ok.
I left the bully and put the other juvenille into the 125 to give a good size difference between the two to allow the dominant to stay that way.
So the two in the 60 ltr are all ok and doing well.
The 125 not so good. The juvenille spends most of the time in the top corner of the tank around a powerhead and only really comes out once in a while and too eat, as the dominant always chases it back to the corner. As soon as the dominant sees the juv, its chase chase chase. As far as I can see there is no nipping just hassle.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?
thanks again,
Michael
Ok so heres the situation. I have a small 60ltr nano setup FOWLR at the moment but will become a reef eventually. This has 2 common clowns, one small (juvenille) and one larger (year old)
In my other tank, 125ltr reef, there are also two clowns. One small juvenille and one larger (year old)
Originally I had the two older ones together in the reef, but the female started to bully the other quite alot and became very territorial even after removing them both and rescaping the tank. So in my wisdom, when I setup my nano, I went and purchased the two juvanilles.
I took the clown that was being bullied from the 125 and put into the 60 with a new juvenille and they are all ok.
I left the bully and put the other juvenille into the 125 to give a good size difference between the two to allow the dominant to stay that way.
So the two in the 60 ltr are all ok and doing well.
The 125 not so good. The juvenille spends most of the time in the top corner of the tank around a powerhead and only really comes out once in a while and too eat, as the dominant always chases it back to the corner. As soon as the dominant sees the juv, its chase chase chase. As far as I can see there is no nipping just hassle.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?
thanks again,
Michael