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06-10-2006, 07:15 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Coto de Caza, CA
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 |  True Perc's never enter the rocks.. what gives?
Hello all,
Well, I have a pair of True Perculas and I came to the realization the other day that they NEVER cruz through the live rock.. I have plenty of lil caves and passageways and the clowns only swim in the open water. They are very active and cruz the whole open area but will not go in the live rock. I have 3 other fish; a choclate tang that zooms in and out of holes in the rock and I have 2 damsels that also utilize the rocks.. All the fish seem to get along remarkably well and are freequently very close to each other with no drama..
I am not sure if this is normal behavior of the clowns or if the damsels have just layed out their territory in the rocks and the clowns dont mess with them..
Im interested in your thoughts..
Thanks,
Jerid | 
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06-10-2006, 07:52 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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My clowns just hover in the same area unless I feed the tank. Sounds like yours are behaving normally to me  | |
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06-10-2006, 08:15 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Yup clowns arent ones to explore the tank really. Even if you have an anemone they stay in or near that untill your feedind them. Great fish though... _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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06-10-2006, 11:39 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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I concur. Mine do the same thing. The only way they enter the rock is if they are chasing the anemone (if he's moving). Pretty much stay in the open though.
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06-10-2006, 04:53 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada
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In nature clowns will stay with an anemone and will stay away from rock work for their safety or they will become prey or lunch that is lurking in the rock work. I have two sets of clowns in different tanks and they also stay in the open and hover over the mag-float glass cleaner. | |
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06-10-2006, 09:07 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Normal behavior for clowns. Their natural habitat is hoovering above the reefs and of course searching out a viable anemone to call home. Damsels, Tangs, Wrasses etc. rely on rock work for protection and seclusion and territorial presence! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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06-11-2006, 12:38 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Coto de Caza, CA
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ok cool.. glad to hear the behavior is normal.. Thanks for all the replies. | |
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06-11-2006, 06:30 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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My pair do the same thing, they will look at each other through a large hole in the rocks. But to get to each other they will rise above the rocks instead of taking the obvious straight path.
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06-12-2006, 08:04 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Miami Age: 19
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Yeah my clows dont go literly 5 inches away from the anemone they only swim out of it for the food and never for anything else, dont they get bored =p. | |
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