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Unread 02/21/2010, 06:58 PM   #1
Killeriguana
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Tomato clownfish and three stripe damsel are fighting? Advice? divider?

I have 2 2.5 inch tomato clowns in a 55 gal and i added about a 2.5 inch three stripe damsel. They were beating up the damsel at first so i put up a divider for 2 days and finaly put them back together today. My larger tomato and the three stripe are fighting every now and then and they seem like an even match and i am starting to notice bite marks on each of them. Will they eventualy stop or fight to the death? Should i put the divider back up? I need to know soon as my fishes lives are possibly on the line!
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Unread 02/21/2010, 07:43 PM   #2
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anyone? i need some advice quickly! when i introduced my second tomato clown earlier on, the first one came very close to killing it but they are good now. but since the bigger tomato and three stripe are about the same size, it looks like they are taking some damaging blows. the lfs said they would stop but i am not completly sure
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Unread 02/21/2010, 07:43 PM   #3
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IME, it isn't going to get any better. Back when I had my Clarkii pair I had a 3 stripe in the tank (( 75 gal )) too. The 3 stripe would only come out of the rocks to eat, and was then chased/attacked for its troubles. I ended up selling the 3 stripe since it seemed like the right then to do for it.


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Unread 02/21/2010, 08:49 PM   #4
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oh ok. not what i was wanting to hear but its most likely true. if it doesnt clear up soon, i guess i will trade it back to the fish store


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Unread 02/22/2010, 12:39 AM   #5
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I had the same problem, the score clown fish 1 the other 0.


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Unread 02/22/2010, 02:16 PM   #6
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_fittest Fish won't sign a peace treaty make a fish trap for the one you don't like the most.


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Unread 02/22/2010, 04:56 PM   #7
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sorry bud, this is why you add the most aggresive fish last.


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