Anyone else have farting clowns?

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Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this. On several occasions I've seen bubbles emerge from my clowns' anuses. They don't typically gulp at the surface, so I don't know what else it could be. It seems natural that bacteria in their gut could cause fermentation just as it does in other animals.

I mostly feed frozen mysis with the occasional of a butterfly mix, and live brine shrimp from time to time. Oh, and Wolf Brand chili on Sundays....

I have two large dogs and a 13 y/o son, so I'm becoming quite an expert on the subject. But I never expected to see fish do it.
 

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Lol, when I read the title of this post I almost spit my coffee all over my monitor.

I never notice my clowns farting haha.
At first glance, farting clowns meant something entirely different to me. LOL
 

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Never seen it in my clowns, but my yellow eye kole.... I've seen bubbles come out if it's butt a time or two. It's a garbage can and will eat everything and anything it can wrap it's lips around. Doesn't surprise me it has gas. lol
 

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I saw a Blue Damsel pass gas in an aquarium I had back in the 60's. It was racing around the tank and suddenly stopped while spreading every fin to the point where I thought they would rip. A small bubble popped out, and the fish relaxed and went back to normal behavior.
 

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I saw a Blue Damsel pass gas in an aquarium I had back in the 60's. It was racing around the tank and suddenly stopped while spreading every fin to the point where I thought they would rip. A small bubble popped out, and the fish relaxed and went back to normal behavior.
I absolutely know the feeling!
 

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I've never seen my clowns fart, but we had a Longhorn Cowfish for a couple of years that would fart all the time. She looked like a jet-powered yellow submarine crossing the tank with bubbles trailing behind her. lol

We miss her, but she's doing great at the Birch Aquarium with her own 1,200 gallon tank. :)
 
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