pretty funny...but not cool!!

pony_killer · 08/27/2006, 10:26 AM

so yesterday i bought a crab, wasn't a hermit, but im unsure of the name but will find out. but what happened was when i dropped him into the tank, two of my clowns had a straight field day with him as he was going down. one clown crab him by one claw and the other clown grabbed the other claw. they basically yanked him back and forth and then took him to the way back of the tank and just started pecking at him and then came back out. i tried looking in the back but couldn't find him anywhere...poor guy, think he's alright or should i say R.I.P. to my $5 crab? lol and this was a first, ive never seen my clowns act up like that...didn't know they were so aggressive.

Rock Anemone · 08/27/2006, 10:29 AM

hehe, is pretty funny. Not sure if he'd alive or not, none of us would be able to tell. As far as the clowns attacking him, they just thought you were throwing in food. Next time try and distract the clowns, or fully place the new addition in with your hands, lights out helps as well.

PatMayo · 08/27/2006, 10:31 AM

Clowns can be very territorial as you just witnessed. The next time the critter may be better served by placing him in the cover of rock so that he can use the natural environment for protection rather than being dropped in.

Regards,

Pat

pony_killer · 08/27/2006, 10:33 AM

yeah im a *******...still new to this saltwater gig. but geez, why they gotta be so hostile. whyyyyyyyyyyy!!! lol

Sk8r · 08/27/2006, 11:21 AM

Shield any new entry with your hand all the way to the bottom, far corner, and edge it in among the rocks, then turn the light out for a while, so long as those clowns rule your tank.

Clowns are a sort of damsel: they're territorial and aggressive, particularly when defending their anemone/nest.

pony_killer · 08/27/2006, 11:24 AM

no wonder...i did drop it kinda close by anemone, but mainly in the middle of the tank. ah well..after work i gotta go check on it and see if he made it or not.

srbball22 · 08/27/2006, 11:24 AM

They do that with anything i throw in the in the tank, coral, food, fingers, other fish, inverts, rocks, w/e I think its partly cuz there curious and partly because they are always hungry.

08/27/2006, 10:26 AM	#1
pony_killer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 322	pretty funny...but not cool!! so yesterday i bought a crab, wasn't a hermit, but im unsure of the name but will find out. but what happened was when i dropped him into the tank, two of my clowns had a straight field day with him as he was going down. one clown crab him by one claw and the other clown grabbed the other claw. they basically yanked him back and forth and then took him to the way back of the tank and just started pecking at him and then came back out. i tried looking in the back but couldn't find him anywhere...poor guy, think he's alright or should i say R.I.P. to my $5 crab? lol and this was a first, ive never seen my clowns act up like that...didn't know they were so aggressive.

08/27/2006, 10:29 AM	#2
Rock Anemone S.C.U.B.A. :) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 7,674	hehe, is pretty funny. Not sure if he'd alive or not, none of us would be able to tell. As far as the clowns attacking him, they just thought you were throwing in food. Next time try and distract the clowns, or fully place the new addition in with your hands, lights out helps as well. __________________ Johnny Love Current Tank Info: <><

08/27/2006, 10:31 AM	#3
PatMayo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,843	Clowns can be very territorial as you just witnessed. The next time the critter may be better served by placing him in the cover of rock so that he can use the natural environment for protection rather than being dropped in. Regards, Pat __________________ 90 AGA Megaflow (Setup 1-24-06) 120 Lbs. Liverock EuroReef RS 100 Skimmer 2 X 150 MH 2 X 96 watt PC Actinic 2 Clarki Clowns (31 months old) 1 Niger Trigger (Owned 6 months) 2 Tunze 6055 PH Current Tank Info: 90 AGA Megaflow To Be Mixed Reef

08/27/2006, 11:21 AM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Shield any new entry with your hand all the way to the bottom, far corner, and edge it in among the rocks, then turn the light out for a while, so long as those clowns rule your tank. Clowns are a sort of damsel: they're territorial and aggressive, particularly when defending their anemone/nest. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/27/2006, 10:33 AM	#4
pony_killer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 322	yeah im a *******...still new to this saltwater gig. but geez, why they gotta be so hostile. whyyyyyyyyyyy!!! lol

08/27/2006, 11:24 AM	#6
pony_killer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 322	no wonder...i did drop it kinda close by anemone, but mainly in the middle of the tank. ah well..after work i gotta go check on it and see if he made it or not.

08/27/2006, 11:24 AM	#7
srbball22 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 268	They do that with anything i throw in the in the tank, coral, food, fingers, other fish, inverts, rocks, w/e I think its partly cuz there curious and partly because they are always hungry.