chipmunkofdoom2
Reefing newb
Okay, so I saw my large snail (I think it's a turbo snail) had fallen off the glass and was on it's back behind some of my rocks tonight. The hermit crabs were already getting ready to move in for the kill and the snail had grabbed one of them with it's foot and was holding it out of range of his soft flesh, but there were others about to get on him as well.
I was relieved I saw it in time and I reached in to grab him, but I had to move some rock first. This particular rock was part of the formation that my ocellaris clown likes to hide in, and when I got near it the clown started nipping at my hand! It didn't hurt really, but it surprised me. I tried to go near that rock again and he kept doing it. I finally got my net out and kind of blocked him off with it so he wouldn't try to bite me while I rescued my poor snail, but still, the situation was bizarre... I was hoping to add more fish at a later date, but I don't think I will if he's just going to attack any newcomers.. Is he going to be like this if I try to add another fish? I know fish can get territorial, but I thought clowns were supposed to be more docile, especially since he was tank raised or tank bred (I can't remember which). It's worth mentioning that he's been the only fish in that tank for the entire almost 2 years it's been set up.
I was relieved I saw it in time and I reached in to grab him, but I had to move some rock first. This particular rock was part of the formation that my ocellaris clown likes to hide in, and when I got near it the clown started nipping at my hand! It didn't hurt really, but it surprised me. I tried to go near that rock again and he kept doing it. I finally got my net out and kind of blocked him off with it so he wouldn't try to bite me while I rescued my poor snail, but still, the situation was bizarre... I was hoping to add more fish at a later date, but I don't think I will if he's just going to attack any newcomers.. Is he going to be like this if I try to add another fish? I know fish can get territorial, but I thought clowns were supposed to be more docile, especially since he was tank raised or tank bred (I can't remember which). It's worth mentioning that he's been the only fish in that tank for the entire almost 2 years it's been set up.