crazy clownfish

***zhenya*** · 12-12-2002, 12:08 AM

Hi All,

Some weird thing was happening in my 75g tank

I have a Heteractis crispa there housing a 4" maroon clownfish,This morning I recieved W.Smith frag of Pavona from coralcity and I after I place it in the tank,this crazy female started to pick up this frag and methodicaly bomb other corals on the sandbed

The victims of bombing included Trachyphyllia and medium size Catalaphyllia j.After I moved this frag to another spot she started after my green cap that I've got from Patrick Monaghan and started bombarding again.I had to move that one as well and jam it in the rockwork real good.Now,what the heck got her so p***d off?It can't be just me adding another frag,can it?
Please let me know if you got some ideas or,she's toast

***zhenya*** · 12-13-2002, 12:36 AM

OK,got the pix of this territorial female

slojmn · 12-13-2002, 11:27 AM

zhenya, at my lfs they have a monster large maroon clown in their 300+g display tank who always moves corals around. I remember a time they were zip tying all corals down to the rock work because she would pick up any and everything and drop them else where in the tank destroying all sorts of unsuspecting corals. I believe it is a territorial thing. This addition of the new frag must have kicked in the natural tendancy to do this. What a bummer. The only corals she did not move around were the really large ones that she could not lift

. You may be in for it...I am not sure. Maybe she will stop, maybe she won't. Keep us posted.

BTW and off topic...That green cap with the purple edge from Patrick is one of my favorites. I really need to get a frag of that from him

.

***zhenya*** · 12-13-2002, 02:00 PM

LOL,and to think that I've traded pair of percs for this crazed loonitune

This in itself should be a great lesson.If you think she stopped there,naa,she's now pushing my new maxima clam that I just got from Barry of the ledge

.I got up this morning and found it upside down and thought it probably jumped and I need to look for another spot.Iplaced it back on the same spot and what do I see,this crazed fish got her mouth wide open and pushing it off that spot,sheesh.

I had to move poor clam maybe an inch and turn it for this fish to be happy and leave it alone

I guess I better ask her permission from now on

Slojmn,that is great story you shared and I like to thank you for it.Now I know I'm not the only one with a crazy clownfish

I really like Patricks frags,they absolutely top notch IMO and once they encrust,they realy take off.I got 4 frags from him and so far they not only encrusted and growing,they have not changed color at all under my lighting.If I had any room I probably would get some more from him

12-12-2002, 12:08 AM	#1
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,752	crazy clownfish Hi All, Some weird thing was happening in my 75g tank I have a Heteractis crispa there housing a 4" maroon clownfish,This morning I recieved W.Smith frag of Pavona from coralcity and I after I place it in the tank,this crazy female started to pick up this frag and methodicaly bomb other corals on the sandbed The victims of bombing included Trachyphyllia and medium size Catalaphyllia j.After I moved this frag to another spot she started after my green cap that I've got from Patrick Monaghan and started bombarding again.I had to move that one as well and jam it in the rockwork real good.Now,what the heck got her so p**d off?It can't be just me adding another frag,can it? Please let me know if you got some ideas or,she's toast __________________ Kind regards, Gene. Last edited by zhenya; 12-13-2002 at 12:37 AM.*

12-13-2002, 12:36 AM	#2
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,752	OK,got the pix of this territorial female Attached Thumbnails __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

12-13-2002, 11:27 AM	#3
slojmn Just Moved In Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sonoma, Ca. Posts: 34	zhenya, at my lfs they have a monster large maroon clown in their 300+g display tank who always moves corals around. I remember a time they were zip tying all corals down to the rock work because she would pick up any and everything and drop them else where in the tank destroying all sorts of unsuspecting corals. I believe it is a territorial thing. This addition of the new frag must have kicked in the natural tendancy to do this. What a bummer. The only corals she did not move around were the really large ones that she could not lift . You may be in for it...I am not sure. Maybe she will stop, maybe she won't. Keep us posted. BTW and off topic...That green cap with the purple edge from Patrick is one of my favorites. I really need to get a frag of that from him . __________________ Visit my site at Slojmns Reef

12-13-2002, 02:00 PM	#4
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,752	LOL,and to think that I've traded pair of percs for this crazed loonitune This in itself should be a great lesson.If you think she stopped there,naa,she's now pushing my new maxima clam that I just got from Barry of the ledge .I got up this morning and found it upside down and thought it probably jumped and I need to look for another spot.Iplaced it back on the same spot and what do I see,this crazed fish got her mouth wide open and pushing it off that spot,sheesh. I had to move poor clam maybe an inch and turn it for this fish to be happy and leave it alone I guess I better ask her permission from now on Slojmn,that is great story you shared and I like to thank you for it.Now I know I'm not the only one with a crazy clownfish I really like Patricks frags,they absolutely top notch IMO and once they encrust,they realy take off.I got 4 frags from him and so far they not only encrusted and growing,they have not changed color at all under my lighting.If I had any room I probably would get some more from him __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

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