Female clownfish beating up male. What should I do?

[smoothdawg65]

A few months ago, I got a pair of clownfish. but recently they have been really aggressive towards each other with the female beating up the male and leaving him with beat up fins. I currently have the male in a fish trap inside if the tank. What should I do?

 

[Jekyl]

Put the female in an acclimation box or the sump for 2 or 3 weeks. Let the male heal up in the display.

 

[smoothdawg65]

Put the female in an acclimation box or the sump for 2 or 3 weeks. Let the male heal up in the display.

sorry, that's what I'm currently doing I meant to say acclimation box not fish trap. thanks for the clarification though that helps a lot.

 

[dedragon]

With Jekyl on the acclimation box.
Ive paired clownfish moving one of them back into and out of the acclimation box. I start with the male in the box for a little because the female will most likely approach it and after charging the box the male will start to do its submission dance (twitching). Then I switch the male and female so the male gets used to the tank, the male most of the time wants to be with a larger clownfish for protection so it approaches the box. When they both start twitching for a couple days I put them together.

 

[dedragon]

I find clownfish super easy to catch whether using a clear box or even your hand, clowns are slow and pretty oblivious which makes doing this possible

 

[jabberwock]

A few months ago, I got a pair of clownfish. but recently they have been really aggressive towards each other with the female beating up the male and leaving him with beat up fins. I currently have the male in a fish trap inside if the tank. What should I do?

Make sure the aggressor (female) is in the time out box. The male should have free reign of the tank and time to heal and learn the lay of the land.

 

[smoothdawg65]

Make sure the aggressor (female) is in the time out box. The male should have free reign of the tank and time to heal and learn the lay of the land.

that's what I've done

 

[mslatts_reef]

I've had this issue with a couple of pairs of clownfish. Separating the fish for a couple of weeks, and then reintroducing them has worked well for me. I remove the female from the tank to reduce the stress on the male.

 

[dedragon]

it will probably work out soon just give it some time. With my latest pair (4 or so years together), the female percula grabbed my male orange storm (ocellaris) by its fins and dragged it into its anemone so it anemone would eat it. Slowly it got used to it and now they breed all the time

I would suggest changing your location under your name as most people will use towns or cities but not an exact address just for security concerns

 

[smoothdawg65]

it will probably work out soon just give it some time. My female percula grabbed my male orange storm (ocellaris) by its fins and dragged it into its anemone so it anemone would eat it. Slowly it got used to it and now they breed all the time

I would suggest changing your location under your name as most people will use towns or cities but not an exact address just for security concerns

thanks, will do.

 

[jabberwock]

it will probably work out soon just give it some time. With my latest pair (4 or so years together), the female percula grabbed my male orange storm (ocellaris) by its fins and dragged it into its anemone so it anemone would eat it. Slowly it got used to it and now they breed all the time

I would suggest changing your location under your name as most people will use towns or cities but not an exact address just for security concerns

I have been married for 16 years. I got used to it...

and now we breed all the time!

 

[dedragon]

I have been married for 16 years. I got used to it...

and now we breed all the time!

did she finally stop beating u up?

 

[jabberwock]

did she finally stop beating u up?

Nope, I got used to it...

 

[smoothdawg65]

Nope, I got used to it...

lol