New to Clown fish - new swimming behavior

[Jeto2004]

The Clowns went through QT and are now in the DT for a week and half. ThI’d spastic intermittent swim pattern
is new and seems to be only happening in the area around the corner - normal?

 

[Peace River]

Yep! Looks just like a normal spastic clown! I love clowns, but sometimes they're weird!

 

[King Turkey]

Yep! Looks just like a normal spastic clown! I love clowns, but sometimes they're weird!

I agree unless you see it rubbing on stuff like ick symptoms then yeah clowns are just super weird.

 

[Jeto2004]

Thanks! More to file on gained knowledge...... clowns are weird.

 

[Nano10]

Could be a few things... might be catching a glimpse of it's own reflection and trying to attack it.

They might be starting their dominant and submissive dance.

It also looks like flow might be catching them occasionally. Which isn't a problem.

Or as mentioned clowns are sometimes weird. They are clowns after all.

 

[Jeto2004]

I agree unless you see it rubbing on stuff like ick symptoms then yeah clowns are just super weird.

No rubbing on things just this sudden jerking swimming.

 

[Streetlamp]

My two new clowns are the same.

 

[King Turkey]

Mine has made his territory a diamond goby he will rub up on him and fallow him around and a blue green chromis schools with my clown they all hate each other but just learned to except each others situation. It can be quit entertaining.

 

[Streetlamp]

So my clowns are in two weeks now, they seem to be avoiding the rocks, they'll swim up and overand around the tank, but not really engaging with the rock. I've only seen them swim though a tunnel once. Will they settle?

 

[Peace River]

So my clowns are in two weeks now, they seem to be avoiding the rocks, they'll swim up and overand around the tank, but not really engaging with the rock. I've only seen them swim though a tunnel once. Will they settle?

That sounds like normal clown behavior. Where do they settle at night?

 

[King Turkey]

sounds normal. clown fish do some pretty weird stuff. I have learned to just except them and there weirdness

 

[Streetlamp]

That sounds like normal clown behavior. Where do they settle at night?

They swim head down in the corner of the side and the back wall around my power head.