Maroon attack!

[jcm1229]

I have a maroon in a 20g Nano. He's the only fish and has been in there for about 6 weeks. He's been shy and stayed pretty much on 1 side of the tank where I had my torch coral. I recently pulled some rock to rid it of caulerpa that was getting out of hand. After rearranging the rock, my torch and some pulsating Xenia are in the center of the tank. The Maroon just hangs out there most of the time.

Yesterday, I was replacing some frags that the snails knocked over and the maroon kept swimming/bumping into my hand and the frag - he didn't want me in there. Is this normal behavior?? He's not minded my hand in the tank until now.

Thanks!

[JHardman]

Your "he" is becomming a she, if not already a she. Clownfish kept by themselves will become female.

The female Maroon is the bad *****! of the clownfish world. Just wait till she gets full sized and doesn't just "bump" your hand, but take a chunk out of it :eek:

Have fun with your guard fish!