clown fish weird behaviour

[wieslawwichura]

Hi all
So after weeks of cycling, I introduce a pair of clown fish to my tank and I'm a bit concern about their behaviour as they mostly stay in the corner , close to water surface (I've got them for about 12 hours) Its look like their are gasping for air . I'll attached video, if anyone can tell me please if that's a normal behaviour or am I just panicking . Thank You

 

[Brucealmighty]

They seem to be normal to me, my two clowns have always lived in the back of my tank no matter how much I want them to be out and about more they aren't.

The bigger one takes her male slave out from the corner occasionally and goes for a walkabout around the tank sometimes sniffing at the surface the same way yours are.

As for your clowns breathing fast I can't see their gills movements on your videos I'm afraid so can't comment on that but behavioural wise they seem to be doing the usual.

 

[Nick Steele]

One thing I noticed is that when I introduced clowns to a new tank they stayed in the corner for a day I didn’t like it so I turned all pump off for the night and by morning they were down by the rocks and much more settled in. I then turned pumps back on.

 

[Andresnyc93]

Seems normal to me, clown will take their time to explore the tank. It took mine about 3 months to get comfortable around the entire tank. They’ll pick a corner they like and where they can sleep and mostly stick to it

 

[wieslawwichura]

Thanks for the quick reply guys . Their gills seems to look ok. what about that thing when they popping out their heads to a water surface , is that normal ? They doing that every couple of minutes sometimes even more often then that .

 

[Andresnyc93]

The going to the surface is an oxygen depletion issue. Make sure your powerheads are making enough agitation at the top to make sure your fish have enough oxygenation

 

[bruno3047]

Thanks for the quick reply guys . Their gills seems to look ok. what about that thing when they popping out their heads to a water surface , is that normal ? They doing that every couple of minutes sometimes even more often then that .

As long as they’re eating, they’ll be OK. Clowns are notorious for acting weird.