Fish chasing need help!

[Reef lover24]

I have owned a pair of golden nuggets for awhile now.. Today I went out and purchased a juvi emper angel that is about 4 inches maybe bigger. My one golden nugget clown is chasing the angel around the tank stressing him out. Why is a clownfish that's max 2inches picking on this emp? What can I do? The emp is becoming really stressed out.

 

[piranhapat]

Try shutting off the tank lights....

 

[rookie07]

What size tank?

 

[marrone]

Maroon Clowns, unlike the Percs, are very aggressive and not only will go after other Clowns but other fish too. The best thing to do is what was already said, leave the lights off for a while, as this will give the Emperor time to settle in at which point the fish is tough enough to hold its own. If this doesn't work then you should remove the Maroon for a little while and then reintroduce it later.

And by the way, just so you know Maroon Clowns get pretty big and can tank over tanks with fish that aren't as aggressive.

 

[Reef lover24]

Never had a problem when the nuggets before I know they can get big when they do I will get rid of them.. Everything seems to have settled down at this moment. Thanks for the input