clown behavior

Came home from work and the female has been just chillin here. Is this considered gasping for air?? She did have white stringy poop the other day. The male clown and blenny are acting completely normal. Trying not to panic lol please help and tell me what to do. @Jay Hemdal

I have a Red Sea Reefer 170 reef tank with a mated pair of black ocellaris clowns. I got them second hand, and they’re of a decent size (male is ~2.5 inches, female is ~3 inches). Previous owner was not sure of their age. Other fish inhabitants include Midas blenny, long nose hawk fish, yellow...

I have an amazing colorado sunburst bta... and my clownfish couldn't care less. Will it burn their retinas if they get close to it since it's so bright? I am interested in seing what all your clownfish decided to host, or not host. Feel free to post your favorite pictures.

Got my 2 clown fish 3 days ago and the smallest one is constantly swimming in place. Looks like it is swimming against the current. I’m worried about it’s health. Is everything fine? Video

Short Version: Male Clownfish ~5 years old - Spots on body appear to be missing color almost like injuries. Not scratching, eating well, has been nesting (digging big 8-10 inch divot in the sandbed). Sailfin ~5 years old - Left fin seems damaged might be due to fighting (4 zebrasoma tangs in...

Hey y'all! I've been wandering if i could keep 3 pairs of clownfish together in a community tank and just how big that aquarium would need to be. Do any of you have experience with something like this? Maybe i could put two anemones on opposite sides of the tank and a third one somewhere in...

My pair have decided to make a fort around their Goni it’s about 3” high and encircles their Goni lol. I gave up shaking out the welso and Goni they keep getting mad and making the fort bigger while kicking sand on em lol. I had a terracotta bottom in there for when she lays eggs…. It’s buried...

Hello Everyone I just wanted to get your thoughts on this clownfish pair that host the corner of the tank, they have been wiggling together a lot and it seems the male has also started chasing the female a lot these past 24 hours , do you think they might be getting ready to have babies ? If so...

I am planning on doing a clownfish harem. I have a 48" long 20" tall and 20" wide tank. I was planning on doing two Oscellaris types. 8 of each for a total of 16. Anybody with experience have any tips? I have watched brs, they said you could do it but havent done it themselves.

I have a fifty gallon tank 48" long. I have decided to make it a clown harem tank. I would have 14-16 clowns and I was considering a tang and a sand sifting goby for utility. Any thoughts? I will have the tang moved to a bigger tank when it grows. I would also like a shrimp goby pair. That is...

Hey everyone. So I'm having some problems with my clowns or rather one of them. I've had them almost 4 months now and I've never had such an issue with fighting/pecking. My white one has always submitted to the black one and done the little clown shake/shimmy to submit and that's it. Recently...

Is this nesting behavior? She’s never shown a bit of interest in the sinularia in over 2 years. Now she’s hosting it like it’s an anemone and has a particular interest in the little hole in the middle of the zoathids. She’s even pecking at some of them. She’s also a giant ****** when you put...

Hello, I’m new to saltwater aquariums and the first two fish I got were clownfish. I’ve had them for about 3 weeks now and they always got along fine until three days ago when I did a 4 gallon water change on my 40 gallon aquarium. During the water change I also took out the pump, heater, and...

Hi guys! For the past 3 days, my clownfish has been acting really weird, he is just parking in one corner of the tank, time to time he swims to the bottom or the top of the tank in that same corner, he is eating well, he is not having any trouble breathing, does not have any visible disease...

New to reefing fish help Hello, I'm not sure if you can possibly help but I recently got a tank all setup. I got it cycled with the Tim's fishless method which took me around 20 days. I finally was able to get fish this past Saturday I got 2 snowflake clowns and they've been great until...

I just purchased these two clownfish but I noticed on one of them a little discoloration I’m new to the hobby and I’m not sure if it’s discoloration or the color of the clownfish it seems only one fish has it. Does it look like anything to you guys?

today my male clownfish took an interest in nuzzling the skimmer, normally they sleep against the back wall but both the male and female pair keep twitching on it. are they trying to host it? i’ve never seen him twitch besides when he is submitting to the female.

Just recently got my clownfish pair from a fish store last week. Water levels are within the acceptable levels for clownfish, they like to swim up the glass and to the top, or just float in the corner but don’t seem to sleep at night. One of them dart’s pretty fast in random motions from each...

Hi all! My clownfish Wally has been acting up weird lately. He suddenly lays down on the sand in a corner of the tank and kinda rests there for a little bit and then he just starts swimming again. He doesn't seem to be in distress. His skin and body look fine as well. He does this randomly...

Here’s the scenario. I have an existing 30 gallon tank which is home to two clowns. I’m in the middle of cycling my new 72 gallon tank which will house all my live stock from the 30. I’d like to add more clowns to to 72 in addition to the two that will be moving from my 30. Is this possible? If...

Hello, I've recently posted about an ammonia "issue" I'm facing. Long story short, Nh3 is give or take 0.04. Tank is (was) cycled. Nitrates - 0~5 Nitrites -0. PH 8.4, salinity 1.023, temp 24°C. Tank is 50 Gallons, about 2/ 2 1/2 months old. FOWLR tank, 40lbs rock. Currently have 2 clowns, one...

Hello all! We brought our 2 clown fish home yesterday. I have tested my water and everything is okay. The temp is between 78 and 79.5F. One of them is swimming at the top today like if she was trying to breathe. She does not seem to be gasping and when she actually goes to the bottom briefly she...

Here’s mine making my Plating Monti as its bed.

Added two clownfish to our 20 gallon long tank. Only other inhabitant at this time is a small long tentacle anemone and a new toadstool coral. After the first night the smaller clownfish has been resting on rock and sand various times at night and day. But swims up when I approach. Originally...