Ok, so I have this maroon goldbar clown that came with my first tank. Ever since I had him, he has been disturbing the sand with his tail. I feel like every time he sees me, he does that on purpose. He does this frequently and digs up passages, and after he is done, he keeps trowing sand all over my new acans. Someone please tell me what can be done or perhaps explain this behavior. The guys at my fish store told me that he wants to mate.
Clown driving me nuts!!
- Thread starter Greagzter
- Start date
- Location
- queens ,NY
I had the same problem it doing the sand and stressing out my coral. I had no choice but gave the fish to someone.
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- Location
- queens ,NY
Yea I understand mine I had it for a year but sometimes just got no choice
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- Location
- Ozone Park, Queens
My tomato clown does the same. I noticed it happens when I am in the tank or if something changes around his area such as corals getting moved around
- Location
- New Jersey
Its nesting or its basically redecorating.
Is there any anemones in the tank?
Is there any anemones in the tank?
- Location
- queens ,NY
Thats what I first thought for mine before but then afyer few month observing it keep moving the sand whenever I put it back and ssplashijg the sand to the coral too
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- Location
- Ozone Park, Queens
At first I thought it was because he didn't have a nem but now he does and he still goes nuts at times. Lol
- Location
- Staten Island
I think this is normal behavior with these species, they claim a territory and rearrage it to their desire. try not to add or do anything where he resides, and see what happens.
He has a small anemone, I don't move the sand from where he dug, my hand doesn't go in to the tank unless the coral needs to be cleaned or fed (using pickstick and a feeder). I feel like this guys owns this tank, not me, lol. In my previous tank he was moving rock around as he desired, literary flipping palm size rocks of the structure. His residence is untouched, but he resides in the entire tank, lol. At least I now know that he is not possessed.
- Location
- manhattan
I have (had two) one got big and the other stayed small. They did the same thing and never took any interest in one another. Highly territorial! In fact, anytime I put my hand in to do this or that they nipped the hell out of me! Thought a nem would calm them down. It didnt. In fact they drrove the nem to death with the constant picking and rough hosting. I finally got sick of the bigger one and traded him in for a regular orange and white 3 stripe clown. No aggresion there! The tank is much more peaceful and no more red itchy red marks from them. Thank God! Will never buy this strain again!
Lol, to an extent.
- Location
- Greenpoint Brooklyn
my black clown bites me too but hes small and hes not doing that to anyone else. maybe ill try to hand feed since hes not that scared
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