Fish may die

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by fishdoody, Jan 15, 2011.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. fishdoody

    fishdoody Plankton

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2011
    Messages:
    12
    My clown fish is very discolored, fins look like their being chewed, and hides under rocks. I have 3 clowns and 2 of them(Male, Female) cause a lot of stress to the other one which may be the problem but idk? any suggestions on which one to pull?
     
  2. Click Here!

  3. Bloodkip

    Bloodkip Ritteri Anemone

    Joined:
    Mar 21, 2010
    Messages:
    642
    Location:
    AZ
    Pull the one that is being attacked. You can only have 2 clowns per tank.
     
  4. TheSaltwaterGuy

    TheSaltwaterGuy Banned

    Joined:
    Oct 1, 2010
    Messages:
    2,162
    Location:
    New York
    2 of them r probably paired; take one out
     
  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2010
    Messages:
    19,652
    Location:
    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yes you need to seperate the clownfish and remove the most injuried to a seperate tank.

    Good luck.
     
  6. fishdoody

    fishdoody Plankton

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2011
    Messages:
    12
    will the same thing happen when i get different fish
     
  7. Bloodkip

    Bloodkip Ritteri Anemone

    Joined:
    Mar 21, 2010
    Messages:
    642
    Location:
    AZ
    no, only with clowns will this happen.
     
  8. Click Here!

  9. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2008
    Messages:
    5,736
    Location:
    Wilmington, DE
    Not really true. There is always a risk of aggression towards other fish or newly added fish. Many times it's not an issue. It mainly depends on each fish's temperment, but can also be affected by tank size, amount of rock in the tank and species. That's one reason why it's so important to carefully plan your stocking list.