Clown/Fish Aggression

[caad3]

I recently introduced three black false percula's to my 125 LR tank. During same time I removed my true percula and false percula and placed them in my refugium. The false percula was showing agression to the smaller black's when I first introduced them.

My question is this, by removing the true and false and giving the black false perucula's time to get use to the tank can I later reintroduce the old residents? By removing a resident for awhile will they go back to their terriorial ways?

thanks, James

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

It's a coin toss, it may work but be prepared for it to backfire.

 

[Deanos]

The only predictable fish is a dead one.

 

[DevIouS]

Not going to happen......
Stick with only 1 pair, otherwise there is going to be fighting & the dominate one will have the others hidding in corners of the tank.

 

[clownlover]

i have a 125 and in it there are 2 black onyx, 2 true percs ( who r laying eggs like crazy), and 4 b n w clowns. the 2 true percs have their territory and are the leaders and the 2 small black onyx get beat up by everything else but they all sorta stay in their areas and leave each other alone. they are all pretty big besides the 2 small ones so i dont think things will change. the only change i would make is getting rid of two of my b and w's because they dont seem happy with their area. but i had to go through a couple different kindof clowns before this homeostasis was achieved. no matter what i did when i had maroons nothing would help. so u might want to change things up by trading fish in if things dont work the way they r for u. personally it sounds like if u have an agressive fish it will always be that way until its "dethroned". but this has only been my experience.

 

[ming]

You might have better luck if they're all unsexed or males. If more then 1 changed to females, you'll probably end up with the less dominant female cowering in the corner...or worse

 

[caad3]

Clown Fish - Fish Sale

Thanks for everyones reply. Fish sale, 1 true percula and 1 false, both get along, make $15 for both. Pick up in Long Island.

 

[Deanos]

Please repost in the FS forum.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Thread has been closed. Please if you are selling it post a for sale thread. Thanks.