Getting Tomato Clown to stop kicking up sand!

[bfazio1030]

My tomato clown will use her tail to kick up sand. It leaves my sandbed uneven. She makes hills! Is there anyway to get her to stop doing this? I can’t place any coral on my sandbed because she will eventually bury them!

 

[Uncle99]

That’s just normal, it’s like diamond gobies, great at cleaning sand but makes a mess.

So, either remove the fish, remove the sand, or accept the fishes normal behavior.

 

[Reef.]

Mine do this to a small extent, but only in one area, does your do it throughout the tank?

 

[bfazio1030]

Mine do this to a small extent, but only in one area, does your do it throughout the tank?

Mainly in the front. It’s getting annoying!

 

[Uncle99]

Mainly in the front. It’s getting annoying!

Been there so I understand.
Some displays like this may be nesting type so it can stop.
If he’s making piles in one area and consistently, this can be “cleaning behavior” is essence, preparing a nest for fry.

Try to work around the issue.

 

[Qasimja]

my female tomato clown used to do the same thing til i got bubble tip anemones now she never really leaves the bubble tip except to eat and the male just follows her every move poor guy lol

 

[Tanked2022]

Mainly in the front. It’s getting annoying!

Mine does same and only one area he telling my blue hippo tang this my house lol