ultraArcite
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I'm sorry I no longer have the source, but I read a study that showed that clownfish don't live as long if they are by themselves. I don't think it's a loneliness thing and more of a stress thing, but that's pretty close.
Do Fish Get Lonely?
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JustinTanks
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Sounds like something that goes hand in hand, they seem to enjoy the company of others.
Celestion
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And 6 hours mostly dark equally as important
blazedbeef
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I lost one of my black ice clowns to a jumping incident too, but it’s mate almost seemed to be happier. He started eating more and became more active and swam around the tank more often. He could’ve been depressed and searching for his mate. Maybe he was in an abusive relationship and he’s celebrating his freedom. Who knows, he has been riding solo ever since the incident and he’s doin just fine.
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I’m not sure if you’re referring to myself or others who invested in the mesh lids but those are sold as securing lids. I was extremely upset that I spent the money on a lid with fairly fine mesh netting and shortly after my fish decide it’s enough to jump through. They shouldn’t be sold with mesh if it needs to be basically less than an 1/8in opening, and I definitely spoke to IM about it. I agree going completely lid-less can be a bit reckless since you can’t prevent a fish from the possibility of jumping out.
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Thank you for checking in! I went to the LFS and they only had like super juvenile clowns and then the “designers” were all like over $100. I didn’t want to get a super small one because it would be like almost an inch in size difference. I’m waiting until my next day off to go to a LFS that is a little further away that seems to have more variety. So far behavior is kind of the same, feeding a little better and seems to be spending some time with my torch coral. I’m hoping to grab her a new mate this weekend, and maybe another tank mate while I’m there but I’m not sure what kind yet.
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UPDATE:
I was finally able to get to another LFS and thankfully they had clowns in stock. I was able to pick up my girl a new mate, a nice black snowflake clown. Also grabbed a purple firefish while I was there. The clowns seem to be getting along well, swimming next to each other and no signs of aggression yet! My girl seems to be a lot happier though!!
I was finally able to get to another LFS and thankfully they had clowns in stock. I was able to pick up my girl a new mate, a nice black snowflake clown. Also grabbed a purple firefish while I was there. The clowns seem to be getting along well, swimming next to each other and no signs of aggression yet! My girl seems to be a lot happier though!!
