Maroon clown and shrimp?

crobattt · 04/21/2011, 02:32 PM

yeah, i was just wondering if a maroon clown would nip at a decorative shrimp so much that it would be bad for the shrimp?

cloak · 04/21/2011, 02:38 PM

Not in my experience. They pretty much understand each other.

nicfo25 · 04/21/2011, 10:48 PM

should be fine

computeaholic · 04/22/2011, 08:50 AM

While your tank won't have any problems from adding a maroon clown you might. I am into reefing for mainly corals which makes me have to have my hands in my tank more than I would like. I have a maroon clown from hell that would attack with everything in him. While he didn't do any damage to me it really made it hard to do anything on my tank by myself with that fish constantly going into kill mode. I eventually gave him to a buddy of mine that had a tank full of aggressive clowns. The clown and I are much happier being apart.

Sk8r · 04/22/2011, 09:03 AM

pretty, but grow huge, and have visible teeth, which they will use on their owner; ditto the clarkii clowns---smaller, but meaner than a junkyard dog. They don't seem to notice shrimp, but do notice any fish getting close to their nem.

charleneatkins · 04/22/2011, 09:54 AM

I had a rude awaking by my maroon clown. He seemed like the friendliest fish ever until I had to fix somthing in my tank. He zoomed after my hand in a bink and "nipped". It surprised me so that when I pulled my hand out real fast, I almost had more water on the floor than in the tank

Now I have hubby stand nearby with a net to keep him away.

04/21/2011, 02:32 PM	#1
crobattt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 786	Maroon clown and shrimp? yeah, i was just wondering if a maroon clown would nip at a decorative shrimp so much that it would be bad for the shrimp?

04/22/2011, 09:03 AM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	pretty, but grow huge, and have visible teeth, which they will use on their owner; ditto the clarkii clowns---smaller, but meaner than a junkyard dog. They don't seem to notice shrimp, but do notice any fish getting close to their nem. __________________ 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%.

04/22/2011, 09:54 AM	#6
charleneatkins Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: andover ct 06232 Posts: 1,819	I had a rude awaking by my maroon clown. He seemed like the friendliest fish ever until I had to fix somthing in my tank. He zoomed after my hand in a bink and "nipped". It surprised me so that when I pulled my hand out real fast, I almost had more water on the floor than in the tank Now I have hubby stand nearby with a net to keep him away. __________________ Hope keeps things alive and looking forward Current Tank Info: 28,55 & 90g mixed reef,10G FW

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04/21/2011, 02:38 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Not in my experience. They pretty much understand each other.

04/21/2011, 10:48 PM	#3
nicfo25 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Montana Posts: 171	should be fine

04/22/2011, 08:50 AM	#4
computeaholic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 76	While your tank won't have any problems from adding a maroon clown you might. I am into reefing for mainly corals which makes me have to have my hands in my tank more than I would like. I have a maroon clown from hell that would attack with everything in him. While he didn't do any damage to me it really made it hard to do anything on my tank by myself with that fish constantly going into kill mode. I eventually gave him to a buddy of mine that had a tank full of aggressive clowns. The clown and I are much happier being apart.