Sleeping Fish

Russian123 · 01/14/2006, 10:35 PM

This may seem a bit odd and a bit nieve of me, but do fish sleep. I have tapped on the glass and the fish doesnt move. Yet when i turn on the light he reacts slightly. Is he dying or sleeping

kirstenk · 01/14/2006, 10:44 PM

Sleeping.

Russian123 · 01/14/2006, 10:47 PM

Thanks, thats always something nice to hear

Lamorak · 01/14/2006, 10:52 PM

Yes. Fish sleep.

My clown likes to sleep in a depression in the sand at the front of the tank.

My six line wrasse secretes a mucus cocoon and sticks himself to the side of my live rock somewhere. He actually freaked me out when I first had him in the QT tank. He had stuck himself between the bottom of the tank and an airstone. He was half curled up and in hibernation mode where he was barely breathing. I thought he was dead and was very depressed that morning. I got home from work and was all ready to flush him down the toilet. Imagine my surprise when he was swimming around and wanting me to feed him.

cwegescheide · 01/14/2006, 11:00 PM

Oh this reminds me of a funny story. When i first got into salt water I set up my tank and then added a couple damsels and a couple tangs in my 75. in the middle of the night I looked in the tank and saw all my fish very discolored and laying lifeless on the rocks!!! I was like awww ##$#% I almost got the net out and flushed them all down the comode and i thought naaa i'll do it in the morning, what the heck they're already dead. The next morning i woke up and checked on the tank and they were all fine swimming around.

Man am i glad I didnt flush em!!!

Chris

Hattie B · 01/14/2006, 11:07 PM

That was funny.

I thought there was something wrong with my unicorn tang and wanted a new one when I went to pick it up off the counter at the LFS.. Because it was brown and blotchy..

Amber

Teremei · 01/15/2006, 03:07 AM

I thought my mandarin was dead he was pale and literally motionless laying stomach down on the sand under a rock in the back. He was just sleeping. He ofcourse has another sleeping spot where I can't see him anymore. Most fish find sleeping spots where you can never see them.

But my 2 clownfish (also) sleep against the front glass right on the sand. But they wiggle now and then and are never completely motionless. It's cute they actually look like they are cuddling and using eachother for security.

TekCat · 01/15/2006, 03:13 AM

My clowns sleep side by side on top of the powerhead. First it was MaxiJet1200 but now they sleep on SEIO1100

michaeldaly · 01/15/2006, 05:19 AM

All my fish dissapear into the rockwork at night except my cardinall which is nocturnal.

3S1K · 01/15/2006, 09:30 AM

I thought 2 of my clowns were dead also,they were laying completely motionless.I shined the light on them and you can see there gills moving.My son kept saying "The Nemo's are Dead" but he wasn't freaked out.

Paintbug · 01/15/2006, 10:31 AM

my stripped fang blenny sleeps in the corners verticaly on the silicone. it still freaks me out. he looks dead and stuck at the same time!

my clowns sleep in all kinds of strange spots. most the time they dig out a spot in the sand and lay down on their sides.

raddogz · 01/15/2006, 11:11 AM

I had a niger trigger who liked to lie on his side to go to sleep. I walked in and was freaking out, poking him with a net because I though it died. It woke up like four minutes later and swam around.

I had a Valentini Puffer who would attach itself to the corners of the tank and rock and would stay "stuck" like that and go to sleep.

01/14/2006, 10:35 PM	#1
Russian123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Posts: 299	Sleeping Fish This may seem a bit odd and a bit nieve of me, but do fish sleep. I have tapped on the glass and the fish doesnt move. Yet when i turn on the light he reacts slightly. Is he dying or sleeping

01/14/2006, 10:44 PM	#2
kirstenk 23.5 Degrees Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 5,531	Sleeping. __________________ KIRSTEN REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE Reefer stabs Reefer in back over quarrel. Current Tank Info: 150g, 58g

01/14/2006, 10:47 PM	#3
Russian123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas Posts: 299	Thanks, thats always something nice to hear __________________ POUR DOWN SENTA!!

01/14/2006, 11:07 PM	#6
Hattie B Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 738	That was funny. I thought there was something wrong with my unicorn tang and wanted a new one when I went to pick it up off the counter at the LFS.. Because it was brown and blotchy.. Amber __________________ I'm growing older but not up... A person can solve a lot of problems by FIRST using a QT tank.. QT all new fish. I like softies =) Current Tank Info: 75gal and 50gal rimless :)

01/15/2006, 10:31 AM	#11
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	my stripped fang blenny sleeps in the corners verticaly on the silicone. it still freaks me out. he looks dead and stuck at the same time! my clowns sleep in all kinds of strange spots. most the time they dig out a spot in the sand and lay down on their sides. __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

01/14/2006, 10:52 PM	#4
Lamorak Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: O.C. California Posts: 107	Yes. Fish sleep. My clown likes to sleep in a depression in the sand at the front of the tank. My six line wrasse secretes a mucus cocoon and sticks himself to the side of my live rock somewhere. He actually freaked me out when I first had him in the QT tank. He had stuck himself between the bottom of the tank and an airstone. He was half curled up and in hibernation mode where he was barely breathing. I thought he was dead and was very depressed that morning. I got home from work and was all ready to flush him down the toilet. Imagine my surprise when he was swimming around and wanting me to feed him.

01/14/2006, 11:00 PM	#5
cwegescheide YOU have been ignored! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 5,231	Oh this reminds me of a funny story. When i first got into salt water I set up my tank and then added a couple damsels and a couple tangs in my 75. in the middle of the night I looked in the tank and saw all my fish very discolored and laying lifeless on the rocks!!! I was like awww ##$#% I almost got the net out and flushed them all down the comode and i thought naaa i'll do it in the morning, what the heck they're already dead. The next morning i woke up and checked on the tank and they were all fine swimming around. Man am i glad I didnt flush em!!! Chris

01/15/2006, 03:07 AM	#7
Teremei Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Chicago (one hour west) Posts: 2,751	I thought my mandarin was dead he was pale and literally motionless laying stomach down on the sand under a rock in the back. He was just sleeping. He ofcourse has another sleeping spot where I can't see him anymore. Most fish find sleeping spots where you can never see them. But my 2 clownfish (also) sleep against the front glass right on the sand. But they wiggle now and then and are never completely motionless. It's cute they actually look like they are cuddling and using eachother for security.

01/15/2006, 03:13 AM	#8
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	My clowns sleep side by side on top of the powerhead. First it was MaxiJet1200 but now they sleep on SEIO1100

01/15/2006, 05:19 AM	#9
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	All my fish dissapear into the rockwork at night except my cardinall which is nocturnal.

01/15/2006, 09:30 AM	#10
3S1K Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 391	I thought 2 of my clowns were dead also,they were laying completely motionless.I shined the light on them and you can see there gills moving.My son kept saying "The Nemo's are Dead" but he wasn't freaked out.

01/15/2006, 11:11 AM	#12
raddogz Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,167	I had a niger trigger who liked to lie on his side to go to sleep. I walked in and was freaking out, poking him with a net because I though it died. It woke up like four minutes later and swam around. I had a Valentini Puffer who would attach itself to the corners of the tank and rock and would stay "stuck" like that and go to sleep. __________________ Eileen If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. - Quentin Crisp Current Tank Info: 180g Reef