HELP! Fighting Clownfish! AHHHH!!

[fortheloveofcrabs]

Hey all,

I just got 2 O-Clows on Sunday and a red-bubble tip anenome. The three of them have been getting along great up until about an hour, when all of a sudden, the two clowns started fighting with eachother. Mostly in the anenome, but basically all over the tank. I tried to break it up with a net, but they would go right back at it as soon as I took the net out. I took one clown out of the tank for fear of one of their lives. He is in a breeder box in the tank right now. What do I do?!

HELP!!!

Thanks in advance.

-Pauli

[Keen]

Originally Posted by fortheloveofcrabs

Hey all,

I just got 2 O-Clows on Sunday and a red-bubble tip anenome. The three of them have been getting along great up until about an hour, when all of a sudden, the two clowns started fighting with eachother. Mostly in the anenome, but basically all over the tank. I tried to break it up with a net, but they would go right back at it as soon as I took the net out. I took one clown out of the tank for fear of one of their lives. He is in a breeder box in the tank right now. What do I do?!

HELP!!!

Thanks in advance.

-Pauli

well i know one solution could be to get another anenome. then they might stop fighting. you never know though

[Richer]

I think one of your clowns are just trying to establish its dominance over the other one. Over time, the fighting should hopefully calm down. My clowns fought quite a bit when I first got them, much like you how described. Its been a few months and the fights have turned into occassional squabbles.

-Rich

[mr_alberta]

Having 3 clowns in a small tank may cause problems for the weakest one. The other two may form a pair and just kill off the 3rd. They aren't all around the same size are they?

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by newguy

Having 3 clowns in a small tank may cause problems for the weakest one. The other two may form a pair and just kill off the 3rd. They aren't all around the same size are they?

I think he meant 2 clowns and a BTA when he said "the three of them".

[KrazyKuch]

We Have 2 and the fought over the BTA but we just left them be and they stopped and now they actually both share the BTA because it is so damn big!!!

[Quinn]

As Richer said, likely just fighting for dominance. You can't send them for counseling or ask them to settle it with a good ol' fashioned thumb war so I'd just leave them be and see what happens.

[fortheloveofcrabs]

Thanks guys. They are still going at it, even as I type this. I will just hope for the best.

-Pauli