Adding New Fish With Clowns

[Kyle1970]

So far every fish I add to my tank is beat up and killed by my clowns (Darwin’s seemingly not paired but cohabitating peacefully!)

How can I introduce a fish without this happening?

I put a watchman goby in after dark last night, this morning there is not much left of him. Still alive, but not looking good.

When I went to feed them this morning I was able to scoop the clowns out into an enclosed net box in the corner of the tank. Should I leave the clowns in there until watchman recovers? Or put watchman in and let him recover?

The only fish that ever did ok was a Chromis who in turn decided to jump for freedom.

65 gal cube

 

[averhoog]

If you remove the clowns for a few weeks put your new fish in can help. The the clowns might thinks it’s a new territory

 

[Copperkills]

Or rearrange the scape as well

 

[Kyle1970]

If you remove the clowns for a few weeks put your new fish in can help. The the clowns might thinks it’s a new territory

This is what I’ll try.
Few weeks separated, perhaps a couple weeks in the sump too!

 

[Kyle1970]

Or rearrange the scape as well

Will see if I am able to move anything around.
Tough in a small tank. A lot of the rock held in place with fiberglass rods too!

 

[Jason Bell]

I have a clown and damsel in my sump right now. Need to setup another tank for them, at least that is what I'm telling the gf

 

[Seasquirt]

Two Clowns defending their space can be mean, try rearrainging the scape; maybe a mirror to distract the clowns. How about a Snow flake Eel? Lol