Clown jumped out of the bag during acclimation

kclauser · 04/26/2007, 12:23 PM

Oh man... so I just brought home my first new residents and once I opened the bag and added a cup of water one of my clowns jumped out of the bag and into the tank! Im really worried, I dont wanna stress him any more so I am leaving him alone, but do you think he will be ok? I only had gotten 1 cup of water into his bag before he jumped.

shag26272 · 04/26/2007, 12:26 PM

most clowns are pretty tough, inverts need longer acclimation times

OmegaTassadar · 04/26/2007, 12:26 PM

He should be ok, just make sure the lights are off and let him be. But check on him once in a while, clowns in my opinion are very hardy.

kclauser · 04/26/2007, 12:32 PM

Yea he seems extremely stressed right now, he is in the far back corner of the tank and still trying to swim away. Ive got all the lights in the tank off for the remainder of the day.

papagimp · 04/26/2007, 12:43 PM

oh man, that's kinda funny, but at the same time not funny.

Like everyone mentioned already, just watch him closely. The relocation alone could cause him to act stressed out and in the back corneres hiding, so I would just watch and hope for the best. Not really much else you can do, taking him out now would only stress him that much more.

kclauser · 04/26/2007, 12:50 PM

Thats pretty much exactly what I concluded, hopefully he will be alright.

cdangel0 · 04/26/2007, 12:50 PM

He should be OK, probably will take a little bit to get over the shock but they are hardy and he should pull through for you.

kclauser · 04/26/2007, 01:26 PM

Wow. Now he jumped the false wall and into the return chamber where the pump is. Should I try to get him into the main tank or just leave him for now?

UnderCoverDork · 04/26/2007, 01:48 PM

i would leave him for now. Clowns are very hardy so he/she should be OK.

cdangel0 · 04/26/2007, 01:49 PM

You should probablt get him out of the return and back in to the main tank. And maybe get some egg crate to keep him from carpet surfing next.

jepuskar · 04/26/2007, 03:03 PM

I dont think he likes your water quality.

taillonjohn · 04/26/2007, 03:23 PM

what kinda clown is that jumping around?

Euclid537 · 04/26/2007, 03:23 PM

I'd just leave him. The more you mess with him the more you'll stress him out.

kclauser · 04/26/2007, 04:45 PM

He was jumping before I even opened the bag, my water is fine. Its an Ocellaris Clown. And he has calmed down now, still in the back of the tank but hes not jumping around like a crazy person anymore.

04/26/2007, 12:23 PM	#1
kclauser Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 79	Clown jumped out of the bag during acclimation Oh man... so I just brought home my first new residents and once I opened the bag and added a cup of water one of my clowns jumped out of the bag and into the tank! Im really worried, I dont wanna stress him any more so I am leaving him alone, but do you think he will be ok? I only had gotten 1 cup of water into his bag before he jumped.

04/26/2007, 12:26 PM	#2
shag26272 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 3,088	most clowns are pretty tough, inverts need longer acclimation times __________________ .

04/26/2007, 12:43 PM	#5
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	oh man, that's kinda funny, but at the same time not funny. Like everyone mentioned already, just watch him closely. The relocation alone could cause him to act stressed out and in the back corneres hiding, so I would just watch and hope for the best. Not really much else you can do, taking him out now would only stress him that much more. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

04/26/2007, 03:23 PM	#12
taillonjohn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 753	what kinda clown is that jumping around? __________________ John

04/26/2007, 12:26 PM	#3
OmegaTassadar Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Elk Grove, California Posts: 51	He should be ok, just make sure the lights are off and let him be. But check on him once in a while, clowns in my opinion are very hardy.

04/26/2007, 12:32 PM	#4
kclauser Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 79	Yea he seems extremely stressed right now, he is in the far back corner of the tank and still trying to swim away. Ive got all the lights in the tank off for the remainder of the day.

04/26/2007, 12:50 PM	#6
kclauser Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 79	Thats pretty much exactly what I concluded, hopefully he will be alright.

04/26/2007, 12:50 PM	#7
cdangel0 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 905	He should be OK, probably will take a little bit to get over the shock but they are hardy and he should pull through for you.

04/26/2007, 01:26 PM	#8
kclauser Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 79	Wow. Now he jumped the false wall and into the return chamber where the pump is. Should I try to get him into the main tank or just leave him for now?

04/26/2007, 01:48 PM	#9
UnderCoverDork Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Detroit Posts: 429	i would leave him for now. Clowns are very hardy so he/she should be OK.

04/26/2007, 01:49 PM	#10
cdangel0 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 905	You should probablt get him out of the return and back in to the main tank. And maybe get some egg crate to keep him from carpet surfing next.

04/26/2007, 03:03 PM	#11
jepuskar Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 595	I dont think he likes your water quality.

04/26/2007, 03:23 PM	#13
Euclid537 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 52	I'd just leave him. The more you mess with him the more you'll stress him out.

04/26/2007, 04:45 PM	#14
kclauser Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 79	He was jumping before I even opened the bag, my water is fine. Its an Ocellaris Clown. And he has calmed down now, still in the back of the tank but hes not jumping around like a crazy person anymore.