Clown being harassed by damsel

I recently added a small percula clown. I had a mated pair and the male died.... all my fish got sick. In the QT he died but the female survived along with all my other fish. When i put them back into the DT i could tell the female clown was searching for the male and was quite upset she couldn't find him. I purchased a little play friend for her and she seems interested but the darn blue damsel i have doesn't like this one and it is the exact same size the other male i had was and there was no issues. what can i do aside from removing the damsel? as soon as the damsel sees the clown it charges it and nips or headbuts it. I have an anemone that the mated pair use to live in but the female wont go back since being treated and returned to the DT. i think the little male is not aware of anemones yet cause he needs a little protection!

 

jsut watch them and maybe take out the damsel until he finds the anemone or something that what i would do.

 

+1 take damsel out for a while

 

yeah to do that i have to tear my LR apart. I tried a homemade fish trap made out of a clear 600ml waterbottle and it didn't work. I'm hoping the female starts to defend the little bugger....he seems to have figured out that if he stays with her the damsel wont bug him but as soon as he swims out on his own or if the female swims away and he doesn't notice it gets charged. I'll try to catch the damsel but if i do its going back to the LFS cause i hate them now that i've had one

 

How long has the new clown been in the tank?

 

cut his F@&%IN' head off!!

 

lol yeah id rather just take him the the lfs if i could only get him without ripping the reef up

 

I wouldn't worry too much, just yet- territorial wars are not uncommon in SW aquariums. Keep a close eye on the new clown; make sure he doesn't become reclusive or start refusing food. Keep in mind that clowns are damsels, too, and can be equally aggressive when necessary, so he should start defending himself once he becomes fully adjusted to his new surroundings.

Cheers and Good Luck.

 

I had a damsel kill my snowflake clown.I tore the tank apart cut him up and fed him to their anemone.$100 for the snowflake.$3.99 for the damsel.Anemone happy and healthy!Then the lonely mate died$100.I have never spent that much on a fish or a coral since.

 

What type of damsel? Some are much more aggressive than others. CIP- I had a Domino that persistently harrassed a Picasso Trigger. However, I've never had a Blue that did little more than protect his territory.

Of course, one can find a rogue with any species of fish or invert.