My clown FROZE mid-water 1 minute

Eric55 · 07/27/2008, 08:06 AM

Last night I was chasing down a shrimp with a net. My "literally" fearless female ocellaris got scared (I assume) and froze to the point where she did not move. She did not sink to the bottom, move her eyes, open her mouth.....nothing........for about a full minute.

I thought she was dead from a heart attack, but she didn't sink. Looking at her was like looking at a photograph of her.

After about 1 minute she began to "wake up" and swam around. I resumed my attempt to catch the shrimp (and aoviding her) but she got spooked again and started moving very slowly, but never freezing.

I stopped going after the shrimp and moved away from the tank for a few hours so she could recover.

What happened to my normally fearless female ocellaris?

Any info you can share will be greatly appreciated.

Eric

tkeracer619 · 07/27/2008, 09:12 AM

Wierd, the ocellaris in the 30g tank bites my arm when I go into it.

Eklikewhoa · 07/27/2008, 10:18 AM

My female Onyx will beat down on the male when I disturb the tank.

Eric55 · 07/27/2008, 10:55 AM

I don't get it. Why would a fish that knows NO fear freeze? She's always atacking my hand when i'm in the tank. She's not afraid of me.

Twice, when Ive been looking straight down into the tank, she has tried to take a chunk out of my face.

I don't get it. She acts like she has two orange testicles the size pf chick peas that have not descended yet.

widmer · 07/27/2008, 11:58 AM

Maybe it has the same condition of those fainting goats? Check them out on youtube

Tang Salad · 07/27/2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by Eric55
She did not sink to the bottom, move her eyes, open her mouth.....nothing........for about a full minute.

How did she keep her balance? Were her fins still twitching to keep her upright? Very strange.....

ed4 · 07/27/2008, 01:09 PM

That's interesting, I've never heard of that before. Sounds like she was going through some major shock or just playing dead.

Eric55 · 07/27/2008, 05:09 PM

It was freaky. She was swimming fast and just stopped. It was looking at a photograph of her. She didn't sink at all,she didn't float. Nothing moved. Not eveb a fin, or her mouth. Nothing.

I thought I killed her by accidentally giving her a heart attack, but she wasen't sinking. It was freaky........nothing moved.

She seems OK today.

ed4 · 07/27/2008, 05:23 PM

Haha. I believe you, there's something unique about each of the creatures we keep.

jhnsail · 07/27/2008, 05:26 PM

My kids were staying with me this past week and one night my 13 year old son asked me why i was staring into the tank. I said if you look long enough you almost always find something new. He found several things over the next couple days.

07/27/2008, 08:06 AM	#1
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	My clown FROZE mid-water 1 minute Last night I was chasing down a shrimp with a net. My "literally" fearless female ocellaris got scared (I assume) and froze to the point where she did not move. She did not sink to the bottom, move her eyes, open her mouth.....nothing........for about a full minute. I thought she was dead from a heart attack, but she didn't sink. Looking at her was like looking at a photograph of her. After about 1 minute she began to "wake up" and swam around. I resumed my attempt to catch the shrimp (and aoviding her) but she got spooked again and started moving very slowly, but never freezing. I stopped going after the shrimp and moved away from the tank for a few hours so she could recover. What happened to my normally fearless female ocellaris? Any info you can share will be greatly appreciated. Eric

07/27/2008, 09:12 AM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Wierd, the ocellaris in the 30g tank bites my arm when I go into it. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

07/27/2008, 01:09 PM	#7
ed4 Red Hot Spender Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 158	That's interesting, I've never heard of that before. Sounds like she was going through some major shock or just playing dead. __________________ -ed Elos Pool 120XL - Giesemann Spectra 400W & T5 - ATB Ext. M - KZ Dosing & Biopellets - Ogles Mesoscope - 2x Vortech MP40W ES - Tunze 6055's, 7095, Osmolator - RKE - Aqualogic Cyclone - Full Echino-CUC - Hoover Platinum Carpet Cleaner w/ Spill Pickup Mode Gone: AI 4' LED, Elos System Mini, Tunze Nano Wavebox RIP: Red Dragon II Pump, Wavy Seas / X-Wave / Mocean (I wish I hardly knew thee.)

07/27/2008, 05:23 PM	#9
ed4 Red Hot Spender Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 158	Haha. I believe you, there's something unique about each of the creatures we keep. __________________ -ed Elos Pool 120XL - Giesemann Spectra 400W & T5 - ATB Ext. M - KZ Dosing & Biopellets - Ogles Mesoscope - 2x Vortech MP40W ES - Tunze 6055's, 7095, Osmolator - RKE - Aqualogic Cyclone - Full Echino-CUC - Hoover Platinum Carpet Cleaner w/ Spill Pickup Mode Gone: AI 4' LED, Elos System Mini, Tunze Nano Wavebox RIP: Red Dragon II Pump, Wavy Seas / X-Wave / Mocean (I wish I hardly knew thee.)

07/27/2008, 10:18 AM	#3
Eklikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Above water Posts: 1,442	My female Onyx will beat down on the male when I disturb the tank.

07/27/2008, 10:55 AM	#4
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	I don't get it. Why would a fish that knows NO fear freeze? She's always atacking my hand when i'm in the tank. She's not afraid of me. Twice, when Ive been looking straight down into the tank, she has tried to take a chunk out of my face. I don't get it. She acts like she has two orange testicles the size pf chick peas that have not descended yet.

07/27/2008, 11:58 AM	#5
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	Maybe it has the same condition of those fainting goats? Check them out on youtube

07/27/2008, 05:09 PM	#8
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	It was freaky. She was swimming fast and just stopped. It was looking at a photograph of her. She didn't sink at all,she didn't float. Nothing moved. Not eveb a fin, or her mouth. Nothing. I thought I killed her by accidentally giving her a heart attack, but she wasen't sinking. It was freaky........nothing moved. She seems OK today.

07/27/2008, 05:26 PM	#10
jhnsail Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 22	My kids were staying with me this past week and one night my 13 year old son asked me why i was staring into the tank. I said if you look long enough you almost always find something new. He found several things over the next couple days.