Attacked Watchmen goby

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    Marine88 Joey Logano Super Fan!

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    I just bought a wacthmen goby and it got fiecly attacked by my percula clown its fins were badly torn and it was very scared


    I already took the clown out what should i do!!!
    need help:sfish:
     
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    The main reason why I hate clownfishes so much.Nothing really you can do but wait and see if it recovers.Feed it and hope for the best.
     
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    thanks i hope he lives he is such a cool fish
     
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    I gotta agree with Reef.Just feed the lil guy and keep him as stress free as possible.
     
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    i think it would help to rearange the rock in your tank a bit and add the watchman so it finds a territory and then if you add the clown after it might be better i would think... wait for someone to confirm or deny this
     
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    I've seen that trick fix the problem.But I've also seen it not make any difference.
    Seems to work more time than not,so give it a try.
     
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    Clowns are known to be aggressive. If that behavior continues, and you plan to keep other fish, you should think about bringing the clown back to the LFS.
     
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    i have the same prob with my clown i am going to get rid ot i think it killed my firefish and my flasher wrasse nso i think it is time for him to move on
     
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    Yes i will try that and my clown killed 2 firefish a blenny and i am going to get rid of it
     
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    My Percula Clowns bite me when I clean the tank - I KNOW I cant add any new fish.
     
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    you should TAKE out the or he could kill :death:eek:ther fish
     
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    My Watchman now lives in my 20L QT tank until he grows a little bit more. The same thing happened to him when I put him in my 125. My small clown, which happens to be the smallest fish in the tank, took one look at the Watchman and tore after him. He caught him and shook the hell out of him. It was like he was waiting to kick someones ass smaller than him.
     
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    This is funny, my watchman actually bosses around my black percula. It's hilarious to watch.
     
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    Thats strange... i have only seen a clown beat up a goby not the other way around
    :?
     
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    You gotta remember,with salt water,strange things can and does happen.
     
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    It just came back out thismorrning and was all healed and fine but when i came home hes was torn up again!!!!!
    It was rooyal gramma!!!
    What should i do now!!!
    NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    :frustrat:
     
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    Can you catch the gramma and take him back to the store?
     
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    Grammas are one of those PITA fish that tend be lil basterds.They are almost as bad as damsels.
     
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    my tomato clown "MATOR" just recently started picking on my yellow clown goby. He doesn't bite him but he chases him around the rocks.
     
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    Yah I Am thinking about trading him for a new one the goby i put aparttp heal so i hope he lives:ugh:
     
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