Clown Fish bullying

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Oliver

Oliver
Jan 17, 2005
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Perth, Western Australia
Hi everyone, I have written a few times before regarding my clown fish. I have 1 mated pair, and the male seems to get picked on alot by the female who is bigger. He has a bit of his back fin missing, and always has scratches on him. Some of them I know are from my torch coral, as he is trying to move in, but the female does punish him a bit :(, Is this a problem or just normal behaviour?? They are both eating fine!, thanks alot
 
It's pretty normal IME. They'll work things out after a while . If she was going to kill him she probably would have by now. Does she ever let him get close? When the giant hand goes into the tank does she get between the hand and her guy?
 
they always swimm together, and often side by side, it is only sometimes that they seem to fight. And yes, she gets inbetween my hand and her male, she often head butts me :) They also sleep together, and eat together. Thankyou for all your help.
 
Nah, wasn't me mate that was 100% mother nature and the good old clown fish dating game.
 
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