My clowns are freaking out

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I got this new blue light for my tank and my clowns don’t seem to like it very much but it’s for my corals so will my clowns get used to it?
 
I got this new blue light for my tank and my clowns don’t seem to like it very much but it’s for my corals so will my clowns get used to it?
Fish don't need light so a blue light is irrelevant to them. Have you checked water parameters recently? Ammonia? Sometimes snails die and affect water chemistry especially in small tanks.
 
Yeah more description of the "freaking out" or a video would be helpful. Clowns are notoriously weird and could just be being a clown :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
lol, they're just swimming, is that freaking out to you? They are fine
 
well at one point they were swimming up and down the glass but i thought they were breathing faster than normal
A sudden change in light will spook most fish, but they should get used to it. Before my clowns got used to my light settings and schedule they would freak out every time the lights went out. Now they start moving to the corner of the aquarium that they host when the lights start to dim. They might have started to breathe rapidly because the sudden change in light scared them but this should be temporary and as their eyes adjust to the new light. But based on the videos I think they have already adjusted to it pretty well, so nothing to worry about!
 
A sudden change in light will spook most fish, but they should get used to it. Before my clowns got used to my light settings and schedule they would freak out every time the lights went out. Now they start moving to the corner of the aquarium that they host when the lights start to dim. They might have started to breathe rapidly because the sudden change in light scared them but this should be temporary and as their eyes adjust to the new light. But based on the videos I think they have already adjusted to it pretty well, so nothing to worry about!
okie :D!!! that makes me happy to here and it’s good to know this :))
 
They also cannot see very well with light in the red spectrum, so that might freak them out too. I use this to my advantage when I need to net any of my fish. I do it at night and then turn my lights to all red so I can see but they can't and usually they freeze for a few seconds allowing me to scoop them up.
 

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