Clowns do weird stuff?

[Jay Z]

Anyone else have clowns that do weird stuff that scare you?

Went down stairs yesterday morning and my female orange storm was on the substrate laying on her side laying against a small empty conch shell, little smaller then her. This tank is on a reverse light schedule, so it was lights out for them.

I about crapped myself, she is my favorite fish.

I put some food in, she can right up eating like normal then went back to cruising the tank.

Anyone else have clowns that do weird things like this?

Bout gave me a mini heart attack.

 

[Peace River]

Anyone else have clowns that do weird stuff that scare you?

Went down stairs yesterday morning and my female orange storm was on the substrate laying on her side laying against a small empty conch shell, little smaller then her. This tank is on a reverse light schedule, so it was lights out for them.

I about crapped myself, she is my favorite fish.

I put some food in, she can right up eating like normal then went back to cruising the tank.

Anyone else have clowns that do weird things like this?

Bout gave me a mini heart attack.

Keep an eye on the fish to make sure that it isn't a regular issue implying that there is a bigger problem. That said - yes, clowns do weird stuff!

 

[Jay Z]

She's been acting normal the whole time. Just caught her laying that one time. Maybe she needed a nap. lol

 

[rkpetersen]

Mine love to shiver and shake at each other.
And they'll try out almost anything as a host.
Not just nems, but elegance coral, goniopora, even some shaggy mushrooms.

 

[HudsonReefer]

I have had the same experience with mine. The shiver/shake they do for each other is a sign of submission. This means they maybe a pair soon. My clowns seem to lay down where ever they please as well. I think they just get tired of swimming lol [emoji23]

 

[Joey Mig]

My clown sleeps standing on her head in the corner of the tank

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

I have 2 Clarkii clowns that have been together for 8 months. I still can’t tell which is the female as they are exactly the same size and they seem to have “paired” with my coral beauty instead of each other. They get along but both of them prefer to cruise the tank with the angelfish.

 

[Stege_saurus]

Both of my snowflake clowns like to sleep/rest on one side of the tank every couple of nights, so I dubbed the rocks on that side "Clownfish Rock". I also caught them nipping/biting at my return nozzle once. They would swim up to the flow and bite it, then swim away. They did that for about 30 mins one night and never did it again. Clowns are weird..

 

[Katrina71]

My clown sleeps standing on her head in the corner of the tank

My son's too!

 

[Drewe]

Mine sleep on their sides on the sand bed most nights, makes me nervous because I also have a really mean CBS that likes to take swipes at slow moving fish

 

[Jay Z]

I guess it’s just normal then. I almost feel like putting some softer sand in the corner for her.

 

[Indytraveler83]

My percula clowns bob sideways on the surface of the water at night. Scared the crap out of me the first night, now I’m used to it.

 

[Jamo7]

My pair host the back bottom corner of my tank out of site most the time, And my female would rather hang out with my yellow tang than anyone else. And she hates it when her little clown buddy tries to eat anything. I love them and thought they would be cool to watch instead she hangs out with a tang or hides in the back stopping her mate from eating. Weirdos.

 

[Jay Z]

Her favorite sleeping spot. Darn goby moved before I could get a pic of them cuddling.

 

[Jay Z]

Finally got one of them! Darn goby moved a little. Lol.

 

[Cherie cook]

Anyone else have clowns that do weird stuff that scare you?

Went down stairs yesterday morning and my female orange storm was on the substrate laying on her side laying against a small empty conch shell, little smaller then her. This tank is on a reverse light schedule, so it was lights out for them.

I about crapped myself, she is my favorite fish.

I put some food in, she can right up eating like normal then went back to cruising the tank.

Anyone else have clowns that do weird things like this?

Bout gave me a mini heart attack.

My two clowns sleep together on the bottom of the tank in a front corner...same place every night.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Finally got one of them! Darn goby moved a little. Lol.

You ended up with a shrimp clown lol or at least that is what the goby thinks.

But to the OP, yes clowns are weird. I could make a long list about what ones I have had have done over the years.

 

[Brittany Marie]

My snowflake loved the brain. I was always so worried because that thing eats hermit crabs

 

[Magellan]

Mine love to shiver and shake at each other.
And they'll try out almost anything as a host.
Not just nems, but elegance coral, goniopora, even some shaggy mushrooms.

My clowns have been loving my Goni to death recently, it is constantly retracting due to them bumping it / mouthing at the polyps. Will it get used to them and let them host?

 

[rkpetersen]

My clowns have been loving my Goni to death recently, it is constantly retracting due to them bumping it / mouthing at the polyps. Will it get used to them and let them host?

It's possible for clowns to kill corals by bothering them too much.
A goni, euphyllia, catalaphyllia etc will generally not tolerate the constant attention that nems will.
Do you have an appropriate anemone for them?
If not, you might get one. If so but they ignore it, you might get another and see if they prefer it.