Clownfish related problem

[silver_tang]

Hi guys

I had juz bought 2 Clarkii Clownfish. My tomato clownfish is chasing them like ememy and i had to quartine the 2 Clarkii Clownfish. My this tomato clownfish is a big bully in the tank and i have problem catching him out cos my tank is full of liverocks and i dun wish to remove the rock juz to take out the tomato clown fish. Any advice? thanks

[RAV-65]

Hi guys

I had juz bought 2 Clarkii Clownfish. My tomato clownfish is chasing them like ememy and i had to quartine the 2 Clarkii Clownfish. My this tomato clownfish is a big bully in the tank and i have problem catching him out cos my tank is full of liverocks and i dun wish to remove the rock juz to take out the tomato clown fish. Any advice? thanks

Use a beta box to trap and remove the maroon clown 1st, maroon clowns are always a menace!

[iori_del]

Use a beta box to trap and remove the maroon clown 1st, maroon clowns are always a menace!

but i think his is a tomato not maroon hehehe..

Try to catch them during night as they will be sleeping floating ard, clownfish dun really hide in the cave

[silver_tang]

Use a beta box to trap and remove the maroon clown 1st, maroon clowns are always a menace!

sorrie. wad is a beta box?

[silver_tang]

but i think his is a tomato not maroon hehehe..

Try to catch them during night as they will be sleeping floating ard, clownfish dun really hide in the cave

But my tis tomato clown hide in cave leh....everytime he see mi he will hide inside the rocks cos he know i wan to catch mi.

[Ekia]

Catch them in th middle of the night a few hours after lights are completely off. Normally, the fish will be very blur.. just like us waking up at 3am by someone.. Just switch on the lights and it will be very shock and blur.. very easy to catch... I caught my YT this way...

Otherwise get a trap...

[AquaRa]

take out everything, do a aquascaping job, add in ur new purchase, then lastly, add in ur tomato clown. it will be like a new environment to him, and the 2 new clowns are like permanent residents to him and he wouldn't dare to do anything funny.

[silver_tang]

take out everything, do a aquascaping job, add in ur new purchase, then lastly, add in ur tomato clown. it will be like a new environment to him, and the 2 new clowns are like permanent residents to him and he wouldn't dare to do anything funny.

Wah..dun want la...big project sia

[hbpencil]

You can try to use a crab trap to catch your tomato ...

1) Use a 1.5l used water bottle.

2) Cut from the top.

3) Invert the top into the 2nd half of the bottle ... ie, the mounth of the bottle is now pointing at the bottom of the bottle ... try to imagine, ok?

4) put some prawn meat or food inside the bottle ...

5) Wait ....

6) Once your tomato swim in ... remve the bottle ... it will be so panicky that it normally will not be able to escape.

Please make sure that the opening of the bottle mouth is just big enough for your tomato to pass through ...

I learnt this from neokn ... and it works ... I managed to caught my Strawberry dottyback with the method.

Good luck!!

[hbpencil]

Sorry .. forget to add ..

Pls face down your opening .. ie, opening is facing your sandbed and leave the bottle at the places that your tomato normally visit ....

[Lin]

another way to catch is when u are feeding, net or watever container on the other hand.. what i did was juz scope the fish up(when he eat), one time can harvest few fish together.. tis is how i always catch them.. juz my 1cent eh..

all the best..

[Rocky99]

they is what i do to prevent fights everytime before i introduce new livestock..... dunno if it works for you and this method may put stress on other fish.... you can put pipes, bottles and nets or any non other metallic stuff into the tank to confuse the fish (create a totally different scaping if you don't want to rearrange the rocks).... immediately release the new fish into the tank with other confused fishes..... wait half a day or so and then remove all the stuff that you put into the tank.....

gdluck

[damienkee]

Catch them in th middle of the night a few hours after lights are completely off. Normally, the fish will be very blur.. just like us waking up at 3am by someone.. Just switch on the lights and it will be very shock and blur.. very easy to catch... I caught my YT this way...

Otherwise get a trap...

i agree with ekia.

i done the same thing too. tomato & fire is the feast one in clown fish family. this is wat i heard from others. so if ur tank is not big enough, dun ever buy this fish from the begining.

All the best.

[andrew_kin]

yah i agree

i have perculas and the act as if they are TRIGGERS!

sigh* they killed my firefish and now they are after my new add-ins (4stripe damsels). they manage to harrased the two damsels till they hide behind rocks!

could you believe it!

they is what i do to prevent fights everytime before i introduce new livestock..... dunno if it works for you and this method may put stress on other fish.... you can put pipes, bottles and nets or any non other metallic stuff into the tank to confuse the fish (create a totally different scaping if you don't want to rearrange the rocks).... immediately release the new fish into the tank with other confused fishes..... wait half a day or so and then remove all the stuff that you put into the tank.....

i think i will do that rocky ! thanks!

to catch nasty fishes - ill just feed em ... n scoop ... hahahaha

thou sometimes clowns can act so smart ... they just wont it!

anyhow ,,, good luck

PS-anyone got any bright ideas how to tame clowns? mine is a major HEADACHE