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11-17-2007, 09:42 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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   |  Clown, Toadstool, and the Bully Angel
I have a clown who is now hosting a very large Toadstool coral. He loves it and sleeps in it every night. The problem is that whenever our Pygmy Angel sees him in the Toadstool he attacks him. The Angel could be on the other side of the tank but if he sees the clown in the Toadstool he darts over. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.... _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
125 gallon African Cichlid Tank http://home.comcast.net/~pizzal/index.html 
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11-17-2007, 09:54 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Either remove the angel or rearrange the rockwork. That will hopefully cause the angel to reestablish its territory which will take its mind away from the clown. | 
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11-17-2007, 10:11 AM
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| | Torch Coral
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Thanks, Amcarrig,
I am considering removing the Angel from the tank. The LR, about 160 Lbs worth is mostly epoxyed so that is not an option. He is so happy in that Toadstool, he is just lying there wiggly around as they do...The interesting thing is that he will host the Frogspawn as well, and the Angel does the same thing... | |
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11-17-2007, 11:13 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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The angel is nesting in a coral? Cool....never seen that before!
I would definitely remove the angel then because chances are, it will continue to pick on your clown and most likely any other fish you add to the tank | |
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11-17-2007, 11:23 AM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Amcarrig,
No, it is the clown lying in the Toadstool...  | |
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11-17-2007, 11:35 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
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i would rearrange the rocks and other things. but dont get rid of the clown maybe the angel. | |
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11-17-2007, 11:55 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Hey Nemo,
No, I am definitely not getting rid of the clown. If need be, the Angel is going into another of our tanks. The clown is a very first fish in that tank... | |
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11-17-2007, 12:04 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Bristle Worm
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thats what im talking about.lol another clownfish lover | |
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11-17-2007, 12:12 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Especially the two in this tank. They have awesome personalities... | |
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11-17-2007, 12:14 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Bristle Worm
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i love them i want to have a small colony of them in a big tank.  | |
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