All clown aggression has calmed down, thankfully! Just normal dominance/submission posturing from these two. She still doesn't want to cuddle at night which makes the poor guy very sad lol. I'm hoping once I *finally* figure out where my wave pump should go and get to adding more coral they'll find a permanent hosting spot and settle in!

My tuxedo urchin is hard at work and wearing his little construction hat I made! I've noticed that having a proper "hat" has made him less likely to grab snails and hermits and when he does, he is more likely to release them without a fight. Great addition to my CUC and he does an excellent job clearing nuisance algae and chrysophytes!

Released my female clownfish from her week in breeder box jail today! She is doing much better with our new clown this time around except for when I tried to take a picture of them together and she thought I was about to feed her. She's an absolute turd.

Blurry action shot: our new black and white clown shimmying for the love of his life, our mean orange storm clown, as she tries to nip him. Pajama cardinal watches with concern. (Also pictured, our tuxedo urchin in a construction hat).

A couple of weeks in and things are going decently well! Introducing clowns has been much more stressful than I anticipated!

Yes, I said a couple of weeks. My tank was bought as an established set up with live rock, GSP, an orange storm clown, a pajama cardinal, and four scarlet hermit crabs. It went through a mini cycle as the bacteria recovered from the move and is now experiencing a mini ugly phase as parameters stabilize. CUC was added after the tank finished cycling (I added extra bacteria to give it a boost), and now I'm working on introducing a black and white ocellaris to my orange storm. My orange storm is a butt so she's in breeder box jail for a bit.