Clown fish rubbing against things at night

JMcGarva · 02/25/2015, 08:56 PM

I have two clowns and a few other fish. I noticed tonight the bigger of the two clowns is rubbing against the sand, other fish, rocks, and even the heater. I looked up the definition of flashing and I don't think he is really doing that. The tank is about 2 weeks and we did a water change today. The tank is getting its first dose of the brown stuff growing on the rocks and sand. The local fish stuff told me this was going to happen and after a water change it might go away, if not then it's time to get the crabs and snals. I'm just wondering what is going on with that one clown. Not sure if he's playing or what. During the day he is perfectly fine

Thanks

Corriebh · 02/25/2015, 09:23 PM

Two weeks is not an old tank at all. What are your numbers at?

JMcGarva · 02/25/2015, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Corriebh

Two weeks is not an old tank at all. What are your numbers at?

Ammonia is at 0ppm as well as nitrite and nitrate and pH is 8.4

Rank has already cycled

FraggledRock · 02/25/2015, 10:16 PM

clowns do crazy things

JMorris271 · 02/25/2015, 11:20 PM

That sounds like Flashing to me.

archangel91 · 02/26/2015, 01:25 AM

From the title it sounds like she is only doing this at night? When you say she is rubbing on these things, does it look like it's on purpose rubbing the gills on things? Or does it look more like just bumping into things on the bottom of the stomach?

My clowns rub into the sand at night when they're sleeping and it's always seemed pretty normal to me. When the lights go out and they're going to sleep they go to back corner of the tank and sleep right by the sand and rub into the sand a bit staying down there. There's actually a small noticeable sink in the sand from them doing it, lol.

02/25/2015, 08:56 PM	#1
JMcGarva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 198	Clown fish rubbing against things at night I have two clowns and a few other fish. I noticed tonight the bigger of the two clowns is rubbing against the sand, other fish, rocks, and even the heater. I looked up the definition of flashing and I don't think he is really doing that. The tank is about 2 weeks and we did a water change today. The tank is getting its first dose of the brown stuff growing on the rocks and sand. The local fish stuff told me this was going to happen and after a water change it might go away, if not then it's time to get the crabs and snals. I'm just wondering what is going on with that one clown. Not sure if he's playing or what. During the day he is perfectly fine Thanks __________________ TANK: 75 Gallon ~ (2) 24" SunSpect 165W LEDs ~ 100lbs of Caribsea Fiji Pink Live Sand ~ 70 lbs of Live Rock SUMP: 15 Gallon ~ Coralife 65 Super Protein Skimmer ~ 100w Heater ~ Mag Flow 7.0 Return Pu

02/25/2015, 10:16 PM	#4
FraggledRock Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York, New York Posts: 2,185	clowns do crazy things __________________ “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef.

02/25/2015, 11:20 PM	#5
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	That sounds like Flashing to me. Last edited by JMorris271; 02/25/2015 at 11:26 PM.

02/25/2015, 09:23 PM	#2
Corriebh Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 47	Two weeks is not an old tank at all. What are your numbers at?

02/26/2015, 01:25 AM	#6
archangel91 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Stanwood, WA Posts: 104	From the title it sounds like she is only doing this at night? When you say she is rubbing on these things, does it look like it's on purpose rubbing the gills on things? Or does it look more like just bumping into things on the bottom of the stomach? My clowns rub into the sand at night when they're sleeping and it's always seemed pretty normal to me. When the lights go out and they're going to sleep they go to back corner of the tank and sleep right by the sand and rub into the sand a bit staying down there. There's actually a small noticeable sink in the sand from them doing it, lol.