Help Clowfish Fighting!!!!

[Tito2491]

I bought a percula clown yesterday because it was tankbred and was on sale , I brought him home and he got along great with the tomato clown (they are the same size) but the next day the tomato has been picking on him , what should I do , will it stop? the percula sometimes doesnt want to be bothered and fights back.

 

[schoeplein]

Is the percula a true or false?

Mixing clown breeds generally doesn't fair well - especially true percs.

There's a chance they might eventually leave each other alone. Try moving around your rock work some so they have to re-establish dominance and territories.

 

[lasek2k1]

how big is you tank? its its too small, you might have to give one up.

 

[seaham358]

IMO lasek2k1 has answered it.... take one back.. to species cna and will fight. tomatos can be mean. If you added both at the same time in a large tank then it may work, I would not take the chance.

 

[Tito2491]

my tank is 37 gallons and has about 50 pounds of live rock

 

[StripesTheEel]

too small for two species to get along, i would return one and get another of the same species..

 

[Brodie]

You're getting the right advice..return a Clown or one will eventually die.

 

[i have crabs]

rearange the rocks works well with stopping agression but you might be taking it back still

 

[MYTY1705]

Same problem here. Added a clarkii to a tank that already had a true perc. The perc now lives behind the power head until I can get him to the LFS or start my 29 to a salt tank (if it goes salt not fresh). They will fight and probably o the death of one or both.

 

[Guest]

I have crabs, it's kinda off topic, but were you pertaining to crustaceans when you named yourself that?

 

[i have crabs]

ill never tell