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Old 11/16/2007, 01:10 PM
hockeycoach19 hockeycoach19 is offline
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Clown Story, Crazy !!!!!

One day I look into my tank and only see 2 of my 3 firefish, no carcass or anything. Two days later I had 1 firefish left with no sign of the other. Two days later I am sitting there watching the tank when all of a sudden my false percula rushes out of his anemone, grabs the firefish by the tail, and drags it backwards into the anenome. I have always witnessed clowns feeding their anemones, but never with other fish the same size as the clown himself. Anyone out there have any other crazy clown stories ?
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Old 11/16/2007, 01:13 PM
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Never heard that one before.
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Old 11/16/2007, 01:15 PM
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Amazing, one happy anemone!!
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Old 11/16/2007, 01:20 PM
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I also need to add that the third firefish did not get eaten, just rolled around on the sand convulsing til dead. Spoiled anemone too full I guess !!!!!!!
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Old 11/16/2007, 01:45 PM
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No one else ??????????
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Old 11/16/2007, 01:57 PM
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That is crazy! You have one aggressive and protective clown! Glad my clown doesn't do that to any of my other fish! What are you going to do now about it?
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Old 11/16/2007, 02:19 PM
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I have seen a pair of tomato clowns do it to a blue spotted jawfish
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Old 11/16/2007, 02:22 PM
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my uncle's clown always tries to do that with any fish that comes by even if the fish is 4 times his size, he's only succeded once though
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Old 11/16/2007, 03:01 PM
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My false perc tries to feed my Rhodactis 'shrooms flake food! But where she excells in crazy is her insane dislike of any stony corals near them. She consitently knocked a new Platygra colony onto the sandbed upside down until I finally placed it at the foot of the LR. This coral was 4-5 times her length & weight.

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Old 11/16/2007, 03:15 PM
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Your clown freaking rocks!!! Have you named it? And dont say nemo!
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Old 11/16/2007, 03:21 PM
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More like Nembo
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Old 11/16/2007, 05:31 PM
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I have seen a pair of tomato clowns do it to a blue spotted jawfish
Wow, that really sucks! That was one expensive meal for the anemone.
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Old 11/16/2007, 06:13 PM
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You should get some more firefish and video tape it, that's really amazing.
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Old 11/16/2007, 07:51 PM
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"The Killer Clown" strikes again
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Old 11/16/2007, 10:22 PM
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wow that is intense, i never knew they could get so aggressive... but pretty cool to hear..

sucks you lost 3 firefish though
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Old 11/17/2007, 02:15 PM
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"The Killer Clown" strikes again
Heck why not make a part 3
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Old 11/17/2007, 02:27 PM
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You're making your coctails too strong
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Old 11/17/2007, 04:00 PM
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That is amazing... but, not as amazing as the fact that the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
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Old 11/17/2007, 04:06 PM
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interesting, I had no idea clowns could get so aggressive!
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Old 11/17/2007, 05:33 PM
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My gold stripped maroons did that with firefish too
got rid of the clowns
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Old 11/17/2007, 05:37 PM
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I might have to go and sell my clowns now!

Still, how does a clown drag in a firefish. The firefish should be able to out swim a clown any day.
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Old 11/17/2007, 08:49 PM
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I've had a pair of almost evry type of clowns, all with anemones, and I have never seen that.
I'll pitch in on a firefish for a video clip!
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Old 11/17/2007, 09:16 PM
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Nope.
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Old 11/17/2007, 10:15 PM
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I think they have been listening to insane clown posse too much.
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Old 11/17/2007, 10:22 PM
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Lol
Nice to see ya around gus, how have you been?
Thats something new I never heard about clowns.My bro has this perc that attacks his hand when ever he sticks his hand in the tank. Also that percs in a nanocube and always manages to jump to the back of the chamber.
 


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