Clownfish TRAPPED!!

braysmom · 02/04/2008, 08:56 AM

i woke up this morning and went to check on things with the aquarium. when i couldn't find our clownfish i started to panic. he wasn't anywhere. then i found him trapped between the thermometer and the tank. i pulled the thermometer out to free him. he just kept swimming in that same spot, in the corner of the tank. will he be ok?

Shooter7 · 02/04/2008, 09:02 AM

Probably just a place he felt safe for the night. I doubt he was "trapped" there.

braysmom · 02/04/2008, 09:04 AM

so should i put the thermometer back up so he can camp out there anytime he wants?

Aquarist007 · 02/04/2008, 09:06 AM

I agree--in fact many times I have looked into the tank in the morning to find my pair of clowns in the overflow--again
Each time they survive an 8 foot water slide ride into a waiting net in my sump--and we start over again

Shooter7 · 02/04/2008, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by braysmom
so should i put the thermometer back up so he can camp out there anytime he wants?

yepper

braysmom · 02/04/2008, 09:10 AM

lmao!! crazy clownfish! alright well i'll put it back up for him. thanks for the advice everyone!

Mare100 · 02/04/2008, 09:17 AM

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
I agree--in fact many times I have looked into the tank in the morning to find my pair of clowns in the overflow--again
Each time they survive an 8 foot water slide ride into a waiting net in my sump--and we start over again

Oh my gosh! That is hysterical! "Here we go.....Wheeeeeeeee!!"

And who says fish don't know how to have fun?

(I joke about this only because you assure us they survive the ride okay, Cap'n).

M

Mare100 · 02/04/2008, 09:19 AM

Oh...almost forgot to address the initial question! Sorry.

From what I hear....that is normal behavior for clowns. Ours loves to spend the night BEHIND the overflow....between the overflow and the tankwall. I thought several times he was wedged in there. Oh...and he usually sleeps standing on his head...in a totally vertical position. Scared the daylights out of me the first time I saw it.

M

Shooter7 · 02/04/2008, 09:20 AM

Unfortunately, I had a small ocellaris who kept getting into my overflow as well. He made the trip down twice, but the last time he got into the overflow, I never saw him again after that, so not sure what happened to him.

Lemeshianos · 02/04/2008, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
I agree--in fact many times I have looked into the tank in the morning to find my pair of clowns in the overflow--again
Each time they survive an 8 foot water slide ride into a waiting net in my sump--and we start over again

Don't you enjoy the kamikaze slide in waterparks?
I guess so do your clowns

braysmom · 02/04/2008, 09:29 AM

geez.... well i'm glad to hear all this from you guys!! at least i'll be better prepared for future!!

Latimer · 02/04/2008, 09:36 AM

mine stay between my tunze skimmer and the glass at night

NirvanaFan · 02/04/2008, 10:58 AM

My male clownfish has made the trip into my sump like 4 or 5 times now. The most annoying part of it is that it is so hard to net him out of the sump. He's hard to catch when he's hiding between the chaeto, baffles and rubble.

epstein · 02/04/2008, 11:02 AM

I have a clown that eats and after every meal he floats belly up like hes dead ......Then after bout 30 min to 1hr he comes back to and swims like all is good in the hood.......My buddy who owned him before me said hes been doin this for past 4 yrs

kgouso · 02/04/2008, 11:09 AM

I feel better after reading this thread...

My two clowns always go to the same upper most corner of the tank right by the overflow when the lights go off. They can't get in the overlow becuse it is covered.

In fact they never seem to leave that side of the 125 gallon tank....They do seem to be happy though...

Aquarist007 · 02/04/2008, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mare100
Oh my gosh! That is hysterical! "Here we go.....Wheeeeeeeee!!"

And who says fish don't know how to have fun?

(I joke about this only because you assure us they survive the ride okay, Cap'n).

M

everytime they survive--and so does that menance of a zebra striped damsel--which has alluded capture for so many times.

any fresh ideas how to lure it into a trap--maybe I should put the clown in the trap

xenon · 02/04/2008, 12:06 PM

He is hosting on your heater for a reason.

They need a place to call home. Give him an anemone asap!

NirvanaFan · 02/04/2008, 12:51 PM

No! don't give him an anemone just because he doesn't have one. They don't need one to survive in our aquariums. Make sure you can support an anemone after you have had your tank up for at least 6 months.

clownFish1313 · 02/04/2008, 12:58 PM

this thread is funny my clown sleep swims head first into the back of my aquarium all night till 10 min after the lights turn on.

jamiep · 02/04/2008, 01:14 PM

Yea mine looks trapped between two rocks but he likes it there!

Don't give him and anemone, he doesn't need it and your tank might not be suitable for one!

Shooter7 · 02/04/2008, 01:26 PM

My clown has 2 RBTA's to choose from...and goes into neither one of them.

wachuko · 02/04/2008, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mare100
...Ours loves to spend the night BEHIND the overflow....between the overflow and the tankwall. I thought several times he was wedged in there. Oh...and he usually sleeps standing on his head...in a totally vertical position. Scared the daylights out of me the first time I saw it.

M

+1 Scare the @#% out of us the first time we saw them next to the overflow...

PoukieBear · 02/04/2008, 02:02 PM

LOL, my clown fish hosts my Mag Float.

You should see him panic when I clean the glass.

"OOH! My home is moving! Where is it going!!? WAIT ! Come baaack!"

....silly fish.

02/04/2008, 08:56 AM	#1
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	Clownfish TRAPPED!! i woke up this morning and went to check on things with the aquarium. when i couldn't find our clownfish i started to panic. he wasn't anywhere. then i found him trapped between the thermometer and the tank. i pulled the thermometer out to free him. he just kept swimming in that same spot, in the corner of the tank. will he be ok?

02/04/2008, 09:02 AM	#2
Shooter7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tolono, IL Posts: 6,754	Probably just a place he felt safe for the night. I doubt he was "trapped" there. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 10 years salty - standard 29g reef - moved from 120 gal reef, 2x250w Reeflux 10k's on ARO electronics and VHO super actinics on Icecap ballast, 2xTunze 6060, MSX 200 skimmer, GEO 612 Ca reactor, mag 12 return

02/04/2008, 09:06 AM	#4
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I agree--in fact many times I have looked into the tank in the morning to find my pair of clowns in the overflow--again Each time they survive an 8 foot water slide ride into a waiting net in my sump--and we start over again __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/04/2008, 09:19 AM	#8
Mare100 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Becket, MA Posts: 382	Oh...almost forgot to address the initial question! Sorry. From what I hear....that is normal behavior for clowns. Ours loves to spend the night BEHIND the overflow....between the overflow and the tankwall. I thought several times he was wedged in there. Oh...and he usually sleeps standing on his head...in a totally vertical position. Scared the daylights out of me the first time I saw it. M __________________ "No, no, yes, no, I tried that, yes--both ways, no, I don't know, no again. Are there anymore questions? Good." - Xena Current Tank Info: 55 Gal. FOWLR; 120 Gal. Reef - since 1/07

02/04/2008, 09:20 AM	#9
Shooter7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tolono, IL Posts: 6,754	Unfortunately, I had a small ocellaris who kept getting into my overflow as well. He made the trip down twice, but the last time he got into the overflow, I never saw him again after that, so not sure what happened to him. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 10 years salty - standard 29g reef - moved from 120 gal reef, 2x250w Reeflux 10k's on ARO electronics and VHO super actinics on Icecap ballast, 2xTunze 6060, MSX 200 skimmer, GEO 612 Ca reactor, mag 12 return

02/04/2008, 09:04 AM	#3
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	so should i put the thermometer back up so he can camp out there anytime he wants?

02/04/2008, 09:10 AM	#6
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	lmao!! crazy clownfish! alright well i'll put it back up for him. thanks for the advice everyone!

02/04/2008, 09:29 AM	#11
braysmom Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KY Posts: 118	geez.... well i'm glad to hear all this from you guys!! at least i'll be better prepared for future!!

02/04/2008, 09:36 AM	#12
Latimer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 92	mine stay between my tunze skimmer and the glass at night

02/04/2008, 10:58 AM	#13
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	My male clownfish has made the trip into my sump like 4 or 5 times now. The most annoying part of it is that it is so hard to net him out of the sump. He's hard to catch when he's hiding between the chaeto, baffles and rubble.

02/04/2008, 11:02 AM	#14
epstein Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NYC transplant now in CT Posts: 1,501	I have a clown that eats and after every meal he floats belly up like hes dead ......Then after bout 30 min to 1hr he comes back to and swims like all is good in the hood.......My buddy who owned him before me said hes been doin this for past 4 yrs __________________ I'd Rather be a failure at something I love , Than a sucess at something I hate . George Burns Current Tank Info: 150 DD Cube / 100 Gal Sump(basement) 30gal cube frag tank plumb Panworld 250ps return/ Reef Octopus SRO3000 Skimmer/ Bubble Magus Doser/Lumenmax reflector with 400 watt Radium bulb Ice Cap Ballast Apex Controller 2 MP40wes 2 gyre 150

02/04/2008, 11:09 AM	#15
kgouso Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 321	I feel better after reading this thread... My two clowns always go to the same upper most corner of the tank right by the overflow when the lights go off. They can't get in the overlow becuse it is covered. In fact they never seem to leave that side of the 125 gallon tank....They do seem to be happy though...

02/04/2008, 12:06 PM	#17
xenon Owner of Canada Corals Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mississauga, Canada Posts: 3,148	He is hosting on your heater for a reason. They need a place to call home. Give him an anemone asap!

02/04/2008, 12:51 PM	#18
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	No! don't give him an anemone just because he doesn't have one. They don't need one to survive in our aquariums. Make sure you can support an anemone after you have had your tank up for at least 6 months.

02/04/2008, 12:58 PM	#19
clownFish1313 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 160	this thread is funny my clown sleep swims head first into the back of my aquarium all night till 10 min after the lights turn on.

02/04/2008, 01:14 PM	#20
jamiep Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 458	Yea mine looks trapped between two rocks but he likes it there! Don't give him and anemone, he doesn't need it and your tank might not be suitable for one!

02/04/2008, 01:26 PM	#21
Shooter7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tolono, IL Posts: 6,754	My clown has 2 RBTA's to choose from...and goes into neither one of them. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 10 years salty - standard 29g reef - moved from 120 gal reef, 2x250w Reeflux 10k's on ARO electronics and VHO super actinics on Icecap ballast, 2xTunze 6060, MSX 200 skimmer, GEO 612 Ca reactor, mag 12 return

02/04/2008, 02:02 PM	#23
PoukieBear Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,067	LOL, my clown fish hosts my Mag Float. You should see him panic when I clean the glass. "OOH! My home is moving! Where is it going!!? WAIT ! Come baaack!" ....silly fish. __________________ Michelle ~Poukie, I'm proud of you for throwing up that cake. ~~Mikey~~ ~You're not drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on. ~Save the earth, there are no princesses on Mars.