Clown "FROZE" in mid-water 1 minute

Eric55 · 07/27/2008, 08:04 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

littlemannin · 07/27/2008, 08:57 AM

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.

Eric55 · 07/27/2008, 09:09 AM

Ha ha.

Go bother someone else's posting.

tent-tacal · 07/27/2008, 09:33 AM

haaaaaa

littlemannin · 07/27/2008, 11:04 AM

Sorry you didn't take my humor so well. You never can tell what the personality of an aquarium hobbyist is at he time he is experiencing strange behavior of his fish.

In all seriousness, Maybe it is just a defense mechanism. Hopefully your fish is still O.K.

I might also add that getting a shrimp out of your tank with a net is going to be tricky without injuring it. Maybe you should try the Tupperware route.

07/27/2008, 08:04 AM	#1
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	Clown "FROZE" in 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, 09:33 AM	#4
tent-tacal Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: west palm Posts: 148	haaaaaa __________________ <-----REEFER ON A BUDGET! Current Tank Info: 55g under construction,veery slooow construction

07/27/2008, 08:57 AM	#2
littlemannin Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 276	There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.

07/27/2008, 09:09 AM	#3
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	Ha ha. Go bother someone else's posting.

07/27/2008, 11:04 AM	#5
littlemannin Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 276	Sorry you didn't take my humor so well. You never can tell what the personality of an aquarium hobbyist is at he time he is experiencing strange behavior of his fish. In all seriousness, Maybe it is just a defense mechanism. Hopefully your fish is still O.K. I might also add that getting a shrimp out of your tank with a net is going to be tricky without injuring it. Maybe you should try the Tupperware route.