Nano Clown Fish in Calgary

[MMAX]

You may have a war on your hands with a clown and a yellowtail damsel together in a 7gal tank.

[shotcaller]

I had a yellow tail damsel in a 55 gallon and got super aggressive towards tank mates i had to remove him so I would be cautious

[ruslicus]

Thank you guys for advice. I would agree about too much phosphate because it is very small skimmer-less tank and I will try to keep it as long as possible. Eventually I will upgrade to bigger one, but I want to make sure I understand everything before spending lots of $$$ for bigger tank.

SO it is 3rd day for my clown fish and Yellowtail. Clown fish is chasing around by the glass and I think he is not accommodated yet, at least he doesn't eat yet which is my concern. What if he doesn't eat for next couple of days - can he die? Yellow tail looks like is very fine, started to eat but I didn't notice any aggression. They both swim together sometimes. Another thing I've noticed they don't hide in rocks. Clown is in the top of the tank swimming by the glass, but damsel is in the middle of the tank. Is it a normal behavior? Thank you for lots of help.

The worst case scenario it will be just damsel tank but I love the clown and would love to have a pair and a coral to host them (not sure I can have any in 7g tank )

[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by ruslicus

Thank you guys for advice. I would agree about too much phosphate because it is very small skimmer-less tank and I will try to keep it as long as possible. Eventually I will upgrade to bigger one, but I want to make sure I understand everything before spending lots of $$$ for bigger tank.

SO it is 3rd day for my clown fish and Yellowtail. Clown fish is chasing around by the glass and I think he is not accommodated yet, at least he doesn't eat yet which is my concern. What if he doesn't eat for next couple of days - can he die? Yellow tail looks like is very fine, started to eat but I didn't notice any aggression. They both swim together sometimes. Another thing I've noticed they don't hide in rocks. Clown is in the top of the tank swimming by the glass, but damsel is in the middle of the tank. Is it a normal behavior? Thank you for lots of help.

The worst case scenario it will be just damsel tank but I love the clown and would love to have a pair and a coral to host them (not sure I can have any in 7g tank )

On a side note the bigger the tank the easier it is. Yes its more money but its also more stable and forgiving.

Give him a few more days to get eating and use to the new tank. Did you ask the guys ar RC what they are feeding? Are you feeding the same type of food that they were? Clown fish are wierd, sometimes they like to host power heads. I wouldn't be too concerned at this point with behavior.

Also keep in mind that a clown fish is a damsel. Personally I don't like damsels because they can be real @$$holes. Clowns can also be aggressive as well though.

[gobytron]

eventually, war will break out between these two territorial fish and one will die...

it could be in a week or in a year but once one of them establishes itself, theres just no where to hide in a 7 gallon tank.

Also, as far as rinsing food goes, in a tank as small as that, every little bit helps...that being said, you SHOULD be doing enough regular water changes that it really shouldnt matter.