Monti = clownfish snack? - Reef-Geeks

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

Anyone know why my clownfish would nom on my monti? He is picking at this one area that is now white and missing skin. I'm confused... Is this typical clown behavior? Is it a sign my monti is dying and the clown is munching on dead tissue? The monti has been growing and the color has been improving greatly since I acquired it.

Help!!!

rgrking · Spawning

honestly mine have never touched my monti. I haven't even heard of them eating corals. Not sure what's going on here. I wonder if there's pods on there? not really sure on this one.

rgrking · Spawning

or the clown could be trying just to move it. Is it at a corner or side that it's happening on?

midTN-REEF · Reef Junkie

The only time I have seen my clowns pick at a coral, was when they were nesting making a safe place for their eggs. Do you have 2 clowns in the same tank? I know its not typical breeding season for them but could be a surprise.

rgrking · Spawning

My clowns breed year round. I put some tiles in for them last night and night momma was trying to move them lol. I bet that's what it is. Just nesting nature.

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

Well it's the clown in my 2 gallon, and it's still a baby. Maybe a few months old. It is the only fish in the tank, too. And it's not happening on the corner of the monti, it's actually almost smack in the middle. I'd think it was a pod as well, but he's been doing it more than once, and I'm almost positive there isn't a pod there every time. It's just very bizarre...

chris&barb · Lost

If the coral is growing then i doubt the clown is picking at it because its dieing. The clown might be picking at slim on the coral or maybe the clown is bored? Can the coral be moved?

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

food generally settles right in the middle too - so food could have settled there and he got carried away

I would also either remove the monti or remove the clown - give the clown a chance to change his habit...

Any fish can go rouge!! hehe

Time to get that clown to pair with the other in your FOWLR tank.

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

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Originally Posted by chris&barb

If the coral is growing then i doubt the clown is picking at it because its dieing. The clown might be picking at slim on the coral or maybe the clown is bored? Can the coral be moved?

I can move the coral out of the tank and put it in my 29. I'll have to re-aquascape my 2 gallon though (3rd time in a week and a half :P )

Btw HI CHRIS! Where've ya been??

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Originally Posted by estanoche

food generally settles right in the middle too - so food could have settled there and he got carried away

I would also either remove the monti or remove the clown - give the clown a chance to change his habit...

Any fish can go rouge!! hehe

Time to get that clown to pair with the other in your FOWLR tank.

Ooohhh good point about the food. That very well could be what he's nipping at.

And this isn't my maroon - that juvenille is in my 29 gallon. The clown in my 2 gallon is a baby oscellaris. I'd hate to see this little one get killed by the much more viscious maroon in my 29

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a maroon paired with an oscellaris before. That would be interesting to see! Too bad I care too much about the baby to make him an experiment :P

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

maybe he is much more viscous than the maroon! lolol

Variko · Big-Geek

The oscellaris may walk into that 29g and say "you wont like it when Im angry."

Barbara · Geekette

he might just be trying to use it as a host too....it is a nice size and seems like a protector in your tank

....I'd try turkey basting out the food that settles, and turkey basting the baby when he's around the coral too......maybe try putting a "safe house" of some sort too that he might like??? just a thought...

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

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Originally Posted by Barbara

he might just be trying to use it as a host too....it is a nice size and seems like a protector in your tank

....I'd try turkey basting out the food that settles, and turkey basting the baby when he's around the coral too......maybe try putting a "safe house" of some sort too that he might like??? just a thought...

I had thought he was perhaps hosting the monti, because it looked like similar behavior my maroon displayed when it was hosting an RBTA a while back. He hasn't picked on it again, and I've been making sure food doesn't land there.

I recently added a bunch of flame algae, so I'm hoping he will see that as a "safe haven." Also gonna try to get some recent pics up of the tank since re-aquascaping.

chris&barb · Lost

Hows the clown and monti getting along?

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

They're totally fine now. I've been making sure no food has been settling on the monti, and he seems to be leaving it alone, so all is well

chris&barb · Lost

Cool. Is that area growing back too?

LadyOfIreland · Dr. Zoos

Not from what I can tell, no. But at least it's not getting worse.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 10-11-2011, 11:22 PM	Dr. Zoos
Monti = clownfish snack? Anyone know why my clownfish would nom on my monti? He is picking at this one area that is now white and missing skin. I'm confused... Is this typical clown behavior? Is it a sign my monti is dying and the clown is munching on dead tissue? The monti has been growing and the color has been improving greatly since I acquired it. Help!!! __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-12-2011, 05:50 AM	Spawning
honestly mine have never touched my monti. I haven't even heard of them eating corals. Not sure what's going on here. I wonder if there's pods on there? not really sure on this one. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-12-2011, 05:51 AM	Spawning
or the clown could be trying just to move it. Is it at a corner or side that it's happening on? __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by midTN-REEF 10-12-2011, 06:33 AM	Reef Junkie
The only time I have seen my clowns pick at a coral, was when they were nesting making a safe place for their eggs. Do you have 2 clowns in the same tank? I know its not typical breeding season for them but could be a surprise. __________________ Do your part to keep the Coral Reefs alive!!	Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nashville Posts: 2 Gameroom cash: $2005 Rep Power: 4
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-12-2011, 07:59 AM	Spawning
My clowns breed year round. I put some tiles in for them last night and night momma was trying to move them lol. I bet that's what it is. Just nesting nature. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 10-12-2011, 10:53 AM	Dr. Zoos
Well it's the clown in my 2 gallon, and it's still a baby. Maybe a few months old. It is the only fish in the tank, too. And it's not happening on the corner of the monti, it's actually almost smack in the middle. I'd think it was a pod as well, but he's been doing it more than once, and I'm almost positive there isn't a pod there every time. It's just very bizarre... __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-12-2011, 11:03 AM	Lost
If the coral is growing then i doubt the clown is picking at it because its dieing. The clown might be picking at slim on the coral or maybe the clown is bored? Can the coral be moved?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 10-12-2011, 11:49 AM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
food generally settles right in the middle too - so food could have settled there and he got carried away I would also either remove the monti or remove the clown - give the clown a chance to change his habit... Any fish can go rouge!! hehe Time to get that clown to pair with the other in your FOWLR tank. __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 10-12-2011, 12:02 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
maybe he is much more viscous than the maroon! lolol __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 10-14-2011, 09:56 AM	Big-Geek
The oscellaris may walk into that 29g and say "you wont like it when Im angry."	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 10-15-2011, 10:08 AM	Geekette
he might just be trying to use it as a host too....it is a nice size and seems like a protector in your tank ....I'd try turkey basting out the food that settles, and turkey basting the baby when he's around the coral too......maybe try putting a "safe house" of some sort too that he might like??? just a thought... __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[14 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-24-2011, 11:48 AM	Lost
Hows the clown and monti getting along?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[15 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 10-24-2011, 12:24 PM	Dr. Zoos
They're totally fine now. I've been making sure no food has been settling on the monti, and he seems to be leaving it alone, so all is well __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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[16 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-25-2011, 09:00 AM	Lost
Cool. Is that area growing back too?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[17 (permalink)] Posted by LadyOfIreland 10-25-2011, 10:12 AM	Dr. Zoos
Not from what I can tell, no. But at least it's not getting worse. __________________ One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish... Will work for coral "If wishes were fishes, we'd all have full tanks."	Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 867 Gameroom cash: $259040 Rep Power: 34
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