clowns and damsels

[fishkeeeper]

just added a maroon clown to my tank which has 3 three striped damsels in it they are harassing him a bit did anyone else have problems with this or will it settle down they bothered a foxface a few months back also when i added him but quit after a day.clown is same size range as them

[skunkmere]

i had a maroon clown she was a killer, they are the most aggressive clowns. my puffer ate her though

[Engine 7]

Maroon clowns are mean, mine is a complete %*&^#$@! Most damsels are also considered aggressive. You may have a bloodbath on your hands.

[fishkeeeper]

well the maroon is new so hes backing down actually running from them maybe they will settle in they were aggresive towards the foxface and he hid from them and after a few days he was right at home and they didnt harass him at all

[444reefkeeper]

Hopefully the damsels will chill out in a few days. The maroons can get nasty. Everybody should be able to hold there own, but it may be difficult for future additions. Hopefully everything goes well.

[fishkeeeper]

thanks i hope so this was going to be last fish for awhile pretty full now maybe they will settle down when lights go down

[ShannHell]

My maroons are actually my nicer clowns, never try to bite me or anything. My occellaris, on the other hand, is quite mean, or at least tries to be, lol. I hope your damsels calm down and leave your maroon alone

[Buckyez]

Give it time..Once the clown settle down and grow a little bigger, it will become the aggressor. My damsels harassed the clowns, but eventually had to hide from the clown.

--Bucky

[hebygb]

One thing you can try (and I know this is more difficult in a reef tank) is to slightly rearrange things just before adding a new fish. It can equal the playing field a bit and remove the already established territories of (in this case) the damsels... which btw... are lil demons.