Clowns Fighting!!!!!!

sasquatch · 06-11-2007, 05:26 PM

My 3 clowns must be coming of age and are really ripping it up, the female is defending her chosen one and the odd man out is trying to run off the other. will this pass? what to do? thanks Steve

DrHank · 06-11-2007, 05:34 PM

The pair has been set, remove the extra male.

sasquatch · 06-11-2007, 05:41 PM

thanks Doc! any use adding another little one or is the competition level going to be to high?

Woodstock · 06-11-2007, 05:45 PM

I'm in the same spot now too. I have to choose one pair....

DrHank · 06-11-2007, 05:46 PM

Probably make matters worse.

DrHank · 06-11-2007, 05:47 PM

Thank you Doni. I read about your situation. You're making the right move!

sasquatch · 06-11-2007, 05:49 PM

OMG! how am I every going to catch one, and make sure he's the golden child?

Woodstock · 06-11-2007, 06:38 PM

It's easy Steve, catch one when the lights are out. They can't see well and get disoriented easily. Good luck catching the right one!

sasquatch · 06-11-2007, 06:51 PM

LOL Woody, thats a great tip and really a new one to me, is that in a sticky some place?

cheeks69 · 06-11-2007, 08:02 PM

I have a pair of pink skunk clowns with a male true percula and he's confined to a small area in the tank and will only come out to eat. I've tried to take him out without success and may have to take the tank apart to remove him.

sasquatch · 06-11-2007, 09:30 PM

Well Barbee and Ken have beaten BoyBob into retreat(for now) and how strange, all this time they have ignored the anemone, tonight its the place to be, I think the brain coral was getting stressed out with both of the rolling around and sleeping all day

prow · 06-11-2007, 10:20 PM

i found i can catch any fish pretty easy. i have caught a wrasse, tang, blenny, pygme angel even a dartfish using the night stealth method and a hemostat. hemostats are great for doing weeding too, i cleared my tank of bryopsis in a weeks time picking every piece i seen. the fish i just sneak up on them and clamp onto the tail, being night time you can take your time and aim exactly where you want to grap him so you dont hurt him, too much. works great.

iamkellogg · 06-12-2007, 09:58 PM

I have a clear pitcher that I use to catch fish in. It works well and has a handle and if I catch the wrong fish I just dump it back in. I use a net to herd it into the pitcher.

Kelly

sasquatch · 06-12-2007, 10:05 PM

Great ideas all Thank you! seems to have passed for now, they all eat together with no hostility and BoyBob has stayed in his own area Ken has become quite manly lol

Woodstock · 06-13-2007, 06:11 AM

Good to hear Steve... Maybe they have agreed to who will be the boss

06-11-2007, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Clowns Fighting!!!!!! My 3 clowns must be coming of age and are really ripping it up, the female is defending her chosen one and the odd man out is trying to run off the other. will this pass? what to do? thanks Steve

06-11-2007, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,251 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! The pair has been set, remove the extra male. __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! thanks Doc! any use adding another little one or is the competition level going to be to high?

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! I'm in the same spot now too. I have to choose one pair.... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,251 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! Probably make matters worse. __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,251 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! Thank you Doni. I read about your situation. You're making the right move! __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! OMG! how am I every going to catch one, and make sure he's the golden child?

06-11-2007, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! It's easy Steve, catch one when the lights are out. They can't see well and get disoriented easily. Good luck catching the right one! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! LOL Woody, thats a great tip and really a new one to me, is that in a sticky some place?

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cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,614 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! I have a pair of pink skunk clowns with a male true percula and he's confined to a small area in the tank and will only come out to eat. I've tried to take him out without success and may have to take the tank apart to remove him. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

06-11-2007, 09:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! Well Barbee and Ken have beaten BoyBob into retreat(for now) and how strange, all this time they have ignored the anemone, tonight its the place to be, I think the brain coral was getting stressed out with both of the rolling around and sleeping all day

06-11-2007, 10:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,854 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! i found i can catch any fish pretty easy. i have caught a wrasse, tang, blenny, pygme angel even a dartfish using the night stealth method and a hemostat. hemostats are great for doing weeding too, i cleared my tank of bryopsis in a weeks time picking every piece i seen. the fish i just sneak up on them and clamp onto the tail, being night time you can take your time and aim exactly where you want to grap him so you dont hurt him, too much. works great. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html

06-12-2007, 09:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
iamkellogg Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Owensville, IN Posts: 174 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! I have a clear pitcher that I use to catch fish in. It works well and has a handle and if I catch the wrong fish I just dump it back in. I use a net to herd it into the pitcher. Kelly __________________ 44 gallon Hex tank. 4 inch sand bed, 50 pounds live rock, orbit 24 hour light system, Seaclone Protein Skimmer. HOB Magnum Filter, 2 False Perculas. I also have a 29 gallon FO tank with an O clown. A 15 Gallon shrimp tank. A 29 gallon FW Angel tank. A 75 Gallon Oscar tank and a 10 gallon frog tank.

06-12-2007, 10:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! Great ideas all Thank you! seems to have passed for now, they all eat together with no hostility and BoyBob has stayed in his own area Ken has become quite manly lol

06-13-2007, 06:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clowns Fighting!!!!!! Good to hear Steve... Maybe they have agreed to who will be the boss __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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