Clown!!!

Hi all, been a while just been letting the tank mature, its been 5 months now and all's well, apart from my black and white clown fish, he keeps on sitting on the substrate, but does come up for food, is this normal for clowns?

 

I would say no, but I only know about ocelaris clowns. My clown loves to play in the current and is always swimming around. I had one that died and he just sat on the substrate in a corner, but he was breathing heavy and didn't eat

 

Did you find out what caused the clown to die, was he a new addition?, lack of oxygen or maybe something else?

 

My clowns never did that...

 

oh no, i fear the worst :-(

 

thats how my female ocelaris died. she sat in the corner never came up for food. was breathing very hard. it was so sad.

 

My mated pair of B&W do that, and have done that for going on a year. They have a spot where they hang out at, either swimming there or just sitting there. I had some Occellaris clowns do the same thing.

 

mine made a nest too. i call it the sand nest. but the female when she passed didnt seem right. it was different

 

Its been happening now for a good month, i know they are not ill, no signs of illness, spots, torn fins, nothing, they eat well and swim all round the tank through the day, lol, soon as i turn the lights out down they swim to the corner of the tank lie straight on thier sides and gradually quiten down, all they need now is a blanket )