Flame clown question

mbmikebray · 07/01/2013, 07:12 PM

I have one flame clown fish in my 75 reef, no anemone-is there a reason for the clown to shake his tail violently and make a large depression in the back corner of the sand? he seems happy and has grown since I purchased him, he will also hover in the cluster of brown polyps, and under the xania. He stays in the depression at night and near the polyps during the day-he also swims around the rest of the tank. Thank you. I read that he doesn't necessarily need a anemone to host!

oscarinw · 07/01/2013, 07:56 PM

This is one of the natural displays of the clowns. Yours is probably a female trying to clear out a spot in the tank to setup as home. I've seen this several times and to me it just adds to their beauty.
The clowns can be perfectly fine without a host anemone.
Good luck with things!

hollister · 07/01/2013, 09:17 PM

Could be looking for food. He is a omni-vore , he needs meat and veggie in case you didnt know.

I feed flake in the morning ad meat at night and no more then they can eat in 2 min.
Also whats used for water flow in thier?

07/01/2013, 07:12 PM	#1
mbmikebray Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Florida Posts: 183	Flame clown question I have one flame clown fish in my 75 reef, no anemone-is there a reason for the clown to shake his tail violently and make a large depression in the back corner of the sand? he seems happy and has grown since I purchased him, he will also hover in the cluster of brown polyps, and under the xania. He stays in the depression at night and near the polyps during the day-he also swims around the rest of the tank. Thank you. I read that he doesn't necessarily need a anemone to host! __________________ 95g with 29g 3 section sump with skimmer/ref/return.

07/01/2013, 07:56 PM	#2
oscarinw Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,091	This is one of the natural displays of the clowns. Yours is probably a female trying to clear out a spot in the tank to setup as home. I've seen this several times and to me it just adds to their beauty. The clowns can be perfectly fine without a host anemone. Good luck with things!

07/01/2013, 09:17 PM	#3
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	Could be looking for food. He is a omni-vore , he needs meat and veggie in case you didnt know. I feed flake in the morning ad meat at night and no more then they can eat in 2 min. Also whats used for water flow in thier?