clowns are making me worried

serotonin · 05-01-2006, 10:12 AM

I received a fish from a friend who is selling me his 72 gallon bow front tank. I acclimated the new fish into my 90 gallon tank last night. In the 90, i have a pair of true perculas who have been alone in the tank for about two weeks. Since adding the new fish last night (during lights out time) i watched the clowns off and on for a couple hours and their behavior was unchanged. This morning my wife noticed the clowns are in the top right corner of my tank and don't want to leave that area. I'm very worried about this. The new fish, forgive me i cant remember the specific type, is the kind that has no swim bladder and is supposed to be friendly. I can upload a pic if that helps any. I have been watching things closely and the newly added fish is not aggressive to the clowns at all (all it hardly ever does is hide). My coral beauty is scheduled to come out of QT tomorrow for treatment of ICH too

What's the best course of action here?

Matt Rogers · 05-01-2006, 10:36 AM

You can move some rocks around to reset territories. That's what I'd do.

serotonin · 05-01-2006, 10:46 AM

Thanks for the reply, I took the their usual decoration and moved it as close to them as i could with and tried to make some extra cover for them to hide/lurk around should they decide to get out of that top corner

thanks agian

Jason McKenzie · 05-01-2006, 10:50 AM

Clowns will do this. I have found before they begin to host in something they will spend a lot of time at the surface in a small area. I believe this is normal and not harmful. I do not believe is has anything to do with your new fish

J

serotonin · 05-01-2006, 10:54 AM

Here's the guy that got added last night.

amcarrig · 05-01-2006, 11:26 AM

Hawkfish

serotonin · 05-01-2006, 11:35 AM

Thanks !

rickzter · 05-01-2006, 12:28 PM

Oh cool! That's an arc-eye hawkfish. He is perfect for the 90 since they will grow upwards of 6"!

aLanX95 · 05-01-2006, 01:38 PM

that's big tank.

sssnake · 05-01-2006, 01:57 PM

I would agree with Jason.

My clown spends most of his time at the top right (back) corner from the first day I got him. I have never seen him hang out on the left hand side of the tank. I also have a hawkfish which I introduced a month after the clown and found no difference in behavior from my clown after introducing my hawkfish. The clown still hangs out in his usual spot, looks to be in good health and seems to mind his own business. Eventually he started coming out from his corner during feeding time and now nibbles at my fingers which hold the food.

I should have named him "Norm" from the sit-com "Cheers" since he has his favorite seat in the house.

I wouldn't worry as long as the fish is looking healthy.