clowns are making me worried

I suppose that's what makes me worry so much. They are acting very different from the norm. They used to swim all over the tank chasing food and would hardly be seen from their area in the fake coral in my tank otherwise. Seeing them huddled close togather up in the top corner is very unusual behavior for them and has me thinking there stressing out.

 

They are "newbies" to the tank as much as the new hawkfish is. They are more-or-less adjusting to the new tenant, so I would say they have picked this corner as their sanctuary for now.

I would only imagine that in due time they will venture out more often. From my own personal experience, my clown seems a bit more "gutsy" in coming out more ..... but ..... he still sticks around the right side of the tank. I have yet to see him go on a long journey all the way to the left side of the tank.

If they look healthy and are eating I wouldn't worry. You have to give them time. They don't "own" the tank anymore so they are trying to deal with it.

 

Thanks a lot, everyone, for your replies about my concern. I think I would be going mental without the help! As for an update, tonight the clowns really didn't seem to eat as well as this morning. Hopefully tomorrow they do better. I'll surely make a post about their behavior tomorrow so if anyone else encounters something like this my experience can be of some help.

The new fish looks to be plenty healthy, there are no sighs of sickness as far as I can see and it seems pretty comfortable. An associate of the LFS said that I may have introduced an illness to the tank with the new tank mate. I certainly hope this is not the case.

Last, would it be wise to delay the re-introduction of my coral beauty to the MT in lieu of the stress the newcomer has brought to the clowns?

Thanks again I truly appreciate the comments !

 

Well, they ate like demons feeding on souls this morning so thats good. Still no change in behavior yet. I put a carbon filter in the hospital tank last night to start removing some copper (cupramine) from the HT and will acclimate that guy to the MT this evening.

On a side note, last night my wife came over to me last night and said, "do you want to get a 200 gallon tank?" I was like, "yeah right, don't tease me!" Turns out she was serious and were going to look at it after work. saweet!

 

Your wife is cool

 

All right, I am near positive something is really wrong with the clowns at this point. One of them is sitting in the top corner swimming parallel with the water. I am just about ready to put them in quarantine. What could be wrong with them? It seems that the LFS person may be right, possibly, that the new tank mate brought an illness in to the tank. I'm very worried now

 

Here is an image of what it's doing. I hope I'm not being a spaz about this but the behavior is making me feel very uneasy. Sorry the pic is really dark I haven't mastered all the functions on this camera.

 

Well, I have reason to suspect the clows acting this way is because the hawkfish is harassing them. Durring this mornings feeding the hawkfish was perched up on a coral and darted straight at a clown who was actually quite far away from his little safe zone. He the proceeded to twitch and swim parallel with the water's surface. Odd coincidence, maybe so but I instantly moved the hawkfish to another tank after I saw that one. Perhaps I got a more agressive fish ./shrug

Anyways, I'm pretty sure there will be some normality returning to the tank soon.

 

Well, there out of the corner and back to their spot on the coral. The hawkfish is in a quarantine and I will most likely bring him to the LFS sometime soon. Everything is back to normal.

 

here u go

Ok. Gotta reply now. I have extensive experience with “nemo” clowns. No question, when they go to a corner, they are attempting to hide from something. One has to recognize what their natural habitat is. They are not fast, agile, nor are they fighters. Fish other than their own species do not normally harass them, because nothing dares come near their host. I do not like the idea of keeping clowns without a host & would personally suggest removing one or the other of the hawk or the clown(s). Clowns are not truly aggressive, just protective, of their territory, anemone etc. I believe that even maroons and the other clowns seen by some as aggressive (especially in their elder years) are really just protecting territory. This may be true of many other fish as well, including hawks. However, in my experience, hawks can be quite aggressive. I feel that clowns are like the fat nerd in school. They have a lot to offer to their respective societies, but one has to understand them. By the way, I am a fat nerd. If you have any questions, send me a note at bigwallyb76@msn.com. I have been very busy & have not been very active in this compelling forum, nor can I be for some time. I will attempt to pass on my experience tho. Good luck.