Question about my clownfish...

Pinchy · 11/11/2009, 06:19 PM

I just got my maroon clownfish an anemone today, he loves it! My question though is, what does it mean when he swims down to the sand and shakes his tail fin all in it? Ive just never seen him do this before, Thanks in advance!

agreeive?fish · 11/11/2009, 07:13 PM

normal clown behavior.. mine do it all the time not just my marooons but my tomatoes and my skunks as well.. i think its a clean a spot for my mate/home/eggs type thing

masonicman · 11/11/2009, 07:18 PM

All of my clown fish do that in their area they have made their spot.

ser_renely · 11/11/2009, 07:22 PM

my clowns do it as well.

elegance coral · 11/11/2009, 07:49 PM

All clowns do it, but I think maroons are the pickiest about their home. They will decorate the area they call their own. They move sand, LR, coral, anything that's not where they want it.

Ev's Reef · 11/11/2009, 08:41 PM

Normal behavior, my maroon clown does it as well, gets me annoyned when covers my corals with sand.

Pinchy · 11/12/2009, 11:14 AM

Ok, thank you all very much for the info!

11/11/2009, 06:19 PM	#1
Pinchy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 53	Question about my clownfish... I just got my maroon clownfish an anemone today, he loves it! My question though is, what does it mean when he swims down to the sand and shakes his tail fin all in it? Ive just never seen him do this before, Thanks in advance!

11/11/2009, 07:18 PM	#3
masonicman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,313	All of my clown fish do that in their area they have made their spot. __________________ It is better to ask for forgiveness then to ask for permission.......... Current Tank Info: 75 gal mixed reef, 216w LED, Remora Pro skimmer, HOB fuge, 400w htr, ATO RO/DI, 90lbs LR and 1" SB.

11/11/2009, 07:22 PM	#4
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	my clowns do it as well. __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

11/11/2009, 08:41 PM	#6
Ev's Reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa State University Posts: 203	Normal behavior, my maroon clown does it as well, gets me annoyned when covers my corals with sand. __________________ Current Tank: 75 Gallon, with 20 gallon refugium/sump Inhabitants: Maroon Clown, Blue Tang, Flame Angel, Yellow Tang, Pajama Cardinals, Six Line Wrasse, Mandarin Goby, SPS corals, LPS corals, and Soft corals

11/11/2009, 07:13 PM	#2
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	normal clown behavior.. mine do it all the time not just my marooons but my tomatoes and my skunks as well.. i think its a clean a spot for my mate/home/eggs type thing

11/11/2009, 07:49 PM	#5
elegance coral They call me EC Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central Florida Posts: 6,208	All clowns do it, but I think maroons are the pickiest about their home. They will decorate the area they call their own. They move sand, LR, coral, anything that's not where they want it.

11/12/2009, 11:14 AM	#7
Pinchy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 53	Ok, thank you all very much for the info!