What 2 Do

[Awibrandy]

Anyone have any suggestions short of getting rid of her, or the sand bed will be greatly appreciated.

The problem is my 3 year old 4" GS maroon clown is extremely destructive to the sand bed. It doesn't matter how often I fix the sand bed, or where the anemonies stay. She fans almost all of the sand into a mountain in front of the front glass as you can see by the pics.

It actually doesn't look all that bad in the pic, but she piles about 6" in the left/center side of the tank. I had the sand high in the back, and low in the front in order to cause debris to roll to the front for easy clean up.

 

[albano]

Anyone have any suggestions short of getting rid of her

NO...who wears the fins in that house, anyway? Mine won't let me change the rockwork or corals, she will knock it over, or attack my hand...she will NOT be moving to my new tank!

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Mine attacks the Mag Float Every time I go Near him

 

[juiceguy]

i had 1 for years and she was a terror, constantly re-arranging the rocks, taking full thrusts head on into rocks that were much larger than her just to move them, knocking down and burying newly mounted frags. say good riddens and find her a new home

 

[anthony27]

well you could throw it in the trash like some ppl on this site. OOrrr wy dont you put up a diverder in the tank I have the egg crate if you need it and let her stay on her own side of the 155 the tank is big enough for the other fish and eels to stay away. she can destroy all the sand and stay to her own little apprment in your tank. That is the best and safe way I can think of.

 

[Awibrandy]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys crack me up!

I can't get rid of her because she was a gift from a good friend in memory of my deceased BF!;(

As to a divider in the tank.
1) I hate those things.
2) I'm sure she would only knock it down.lol

Well, I am about finished fixing the sand & rocks again, and there she goes. FAN, FAN, FAN.................
Mined you fixing the sand while being attacked is no fun.lol

 

[anthony27]

she cant knock it down if you put up something attached to it

 

[Wolverine57]

Awilda...sounds like you will be her "Sand Maid" for a very long-time...LOL

 

[Dre]

Leave the fish alone .I can't get my own kids to make up their own room LOL.

 

[Awibrandy]

Leave the fish alone .I can't get my own kids to make up their own room LOL.

LOL Dre, don't get me started on that one! LOL

She is still fanning, and I think I buried my eels while throwing the sand to the back of the tank.

 

[Arati]

Sometime a big tile can work. If she digs in one are and moves the sand to another. then the tile may provide her with a spot she can actually keep clean and that could stop her.

Just dont forget that the tile if its big will act kinda like a plenum over time and you will either want to move and clean the area regularly .. or never.

 

[Dre]

Sit back and enjoy what they do naturally.I had an undrulated trigger that heap up the sand when i wasn't looking .I gave it away because of it's aggression and up to now i can't find another one that does it.

 

[Awibrandy]

I know what you mean! Waiting to see how long it takes her to totaly destroy it again.

 

[2slo4me]

same happened to me i ended up giving mine away to a fellow reefer..

 

[Awibrandy]

LOL Eddie! At least she has been good to your old baby the niger! He is doing very well in my fowlr even though is tiny next to my bad a.. gs maroon & sailfin.