Maroon Clown

[koga57]

Recently, I rearranged my tank, added an additional amount of live sand and place MH lighting on it. The maroon clown now, occassionally will "back down" to the sand and wiggle, making a small "hole" in the sand. Any reason for this?

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[melev]

This is normal and part of "nesting".

 

[SumpDiver]

My YS Maroon has taken up residence between my power head and the outlet from the skimmer. He will not budge no matter what I tempt him with or threaten him with. He's very bold about it, actually attacks the turkey baster if I get it too close to his little nest. He is the only Clown in the tank, but the smallest fish of five. Anyone know how I can get him to host somewhere else. He can't be getting much rest in that turbulent spot, and I'm afraid he might get sucked into the intake.

 

[EGhatch]

its not just nesting that they do that for its also aggrestion if i mess with my tank to much or get near his(morroon clown) cave or a new fish in the tank or really any stress on the fish he dose it he dosnt do it so much any more but did alot for a while.

 

[taliesin]

My Maroon did this as well. Just like Marc says..it's normal. I eventually moved him out of the FOWLR tank into the coral tank with an annenome and as soon as he found that... I swear I could see a smile on his face (love at first site) he was in heaven.

 

[Spar]

If you have a semi-deep sand bed it can be pretty annoying. My female "wiggles" all day long, and now my 2" sand-bed against the front glass is now 4" :roll: lots of sand movement.

I am picking her up an Anemone today.

 

[SumpDiver]

Well, I finally got my GSM away from thr power head. I bought a large frog spawn. Little Elvis has moved in. Now I may have to buy a nem to get him out of my FS.