Clownfish again tat power head

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I have a clownfish that is aggressively swimming against the current of the power head. I’m not sure if he has some parasites or if he is doing it for fun the temp in my tank is 77 degrees and my salinity is 1.023 I’m wondering if it’s because I just added him.
 

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Was the fish put through a QT process?



Here is info on QT process. Sounds like you may need to consider putting the clown through protocol.
 
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I did not but it’s the only fish in the tank with some inverts and corals
 

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Mine do this all the time just for fun, they’ve been doing it since the beginning when I got them in February. I did not QT. Mine have chosen the powerhead as a host (even though there is a stunning RBTA two inches away...) clownfish are clowns and act accordingly! Probably just playing
 

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Mine do this all the time just for fun, they’ve been doing it since the beginning when I got them in February. I did not QT. Mine have chosen the powerhead as a host (even though there is a stunning RBTA two inches away...) clownfish are clowns and act accordingly! Probably just playing
Bta are not all clowns natural anemone. That may be why they dont host.
 

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Bta are not all clowns natural anemone. That may be why they dont host.
I guess maybe not. Such a shame though, they would look so nice in it.
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Swimming into flow is a sign of certain parasites, but without other symptoms or signs, or other fish in the tank it can be hard to pinpoint. Especially as some have said, clowns just like to do that for fun.
 
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Thanks for the help! I will update the thread as time goes by, do you think I should buy an anemone to make the clownfish more comfortable?
 

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I tried that... no dice. The kind of anemones clowns host in the wild can be hard to take care of as they are very sensitive to water perams. Sometimes getting another clown that was hosting a nem at the lfs then getting an anemone shows the original clown to go into it too but they usually have to pair for that behavior to occur. I’ve seen clowns host nems, frogspawn, torches, zoas, elegance, anything. Mine host my powerhead/ chalice even though I have a bubble tip. If he wasn’t hosting at the lfs then there’s not a very good chance he’ll host in your tank without a little bit of teaching :(.
 

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