odd clown behavior.

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 09:25 AM

ok, so all three of my clowns I believe are testing out the waters as far as rubbing on everything they see, the toadstool is number one in everyones book, but one of the clows every now and then will go over to a sponge that I have growing on a rock near the toadstool and rub on it then put a piece of it in his mouth and almost suck on it, he'll kinda squirm while doing this but then get completely still almost like he;s dead, then just swim off. Any suggestions why?

iaJim · 01/24/2006, 09:33 AM

He's jonesin on a good piece of sponge. Just say no clown.

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 09:48 AM

got a video clip too, might take a bit to load tho.

www.lkordel.com\public\eatingSponge1.AVI

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 03:12 PM

ok, fish has gone insane, The zoos to the left of where he is in the pics there, he started to suck on one of the polyps, what an odd ball. i think my fish has an oral fixation, LOL.

alten78 · 01/24/2006, 03:38 PM

I've learned there is nothing "normal" about a clowns behavior...

jasper24 · 01/24/2006, 03:42 PM

Look again at the zoanthids. I can understand why he is "nursing" on them!

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 03:44 PM

it's not letting this one piece go, been on it for a few minutes now.

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 03:45 PM

jasper24 that a good or bad comment?

jasper24 · 01/24/2006, 03:58 PM

It was a joke. Those zoanthids are referred to as "gorilla nipples" by some folks.

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 04:07 PM

ah did not kow that, joke understood. Silly fish I tell ya.

jasper24 · 01/24/2006, 04:10 PM

Yea but it is kind of cool that they have personality. I have 2 clowns and they pretty much just hang out in the same area of my tank.

glxtrix · 01/24/2006, 04:14 PM

this one just started to do this today, and I've had him for 7 months prolly. So odd, why wont he go play in the anemone in stead of sucking off a sponge. Sigh.

01/24/2006, 09:25 AM	#1
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	odd clown behavior. ok, so all three of my clowns I believe are testing out the waters as far as rubbing on everything they see, the toadstool is number one in everyones book, but one of the clows every now and then will go over to a sponge that I have growing on a rock near the toadstool and rub on it then put a piece of it in his mouth and almost suck on it, he'll kinda squirm while doing this but then get completely still almost like he;s dead, then just swim off. Any suggestions why?

01/24/2006, 03:38 PM	#5
alten78 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sheffield Lake, OH Posts: 1,231	I've learned there is nothing "normal" about a clowns behavior... __________________ When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then find a person where life gave them vodka and have a party. ~ Ron White Current Tank Info: 120g SPS dominated

01/24/2006, 09:33 AM	#2
iaJim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south central Iowa Posts: 590	He's jonesin on a good piece of sponge. Just say no clown.

01/24/2006, 09:48 AM	#3
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	got a video clip too, might take a bit to load tho. www.lkordel.com\public\eatingSponge1.AVI

01/24/2006, 03:12 PM	#4
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	ok, fish has gone insane, The zoos to the left of where he is in the pics there, he started to suck on one of the polyps, what an odd ball. i think my fish has an oral fixation, LOL.

01/24/2006, 03:42 PM	#6
jasper24 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 2,120	Look again at the zoanthids. I can understand why he is "nursing" on them!

01/24/2006, 03:44 PM	#7
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	it's not letting this one piece go, been on it for a few minutes now.

01/24/2006, 03:45 PM	#8
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	jasper24 that a good or bad comment?

01/24/2006, 03:58 PM	#9
jasper24 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 2,120	It was a joke. Those zoanthids are referred to as "gorilla nipples" by some folks.

01/24/2006, 04:07 PM	#10
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	ah did not kow that, joke understood. Silly fish I tell ya.

01/24/2006, 04:10 PM	#11
jasper24 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 2,120	Yea but it is kind of cool that they have personality. I have 2 clowns and they pretty much just hang out in the same area of my tank.

01/24/2006, 04:14 PM	#12
glxtrix Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 882	this one just started to do this today, and I've had him for 7 months prolly. So odd, why wont he go play in the anemone in stead of sucking off a sponge. Sigh.