Clownfish Only Staying By Wall

[Kurage]

Hello! This is my first saltwater tank so I'm very new to everything, but I picked up my first clownfish a couple days ago and now he only stays on the left side of the tank or up by the entrance to the overflow. He even sleeps wedged between the corner of the tank! He pretty small and is a very good eater thankfully and doesn't appear to be sick, but I'm just wondering is this normal due to the stress of a new environment? I plan on picking up a second clownfish next week and a Zoanthid that he can host to hopefully relieve some stress. If anyone has any tips about stressed fish or just clownfish in general it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[steveschuerger]

Hello! This is my first saltwater tank so I'm very new to everything, but I picked up my first clownfish a couple days ago and now he only stays on the left side of the tank or up by the entrance to the overflow. He even sleeps wedged between the corner of the tank! He pretty small and is a very good eater thankfully and doesn't appear to be sick, but I'm just wondering is this normal due to the stress of a new environment? I plan on picking up a second clownfish next week and a Zoanthid that he can host to hopefully relieve some stress. If anyone has any tips about stressed fish or just clownfish in general it would be greatly appreciated!

Having the second clown will do more for them getting a few Zoas. Clowns don’t really need anything for hosting. If a really new tank you’re better off waiting a bit for coral. I’d just make sure I have someplace in the rocks that they’d be able to hang out around.

 

[kevgib67]

My two chose the return nozzle to host them in the upper left of my tank for over a year and then chose my duncan to host them. So normal behavior.

 

[Gtinnel]

That behavior sounds normal for clownfish to me. Clownfish are weird in the way they behave sometimes.

 

[steveschuerger]

True. My clowns first coral host was a Duncan. These days it’s Gonis and Frogspawn

 

[rhitee93]

Mine hang out in a corner by a heater. The male in particular is weird. I will often see it just hanging out vertically wedged between the heater and wall.

 

[Kurage]

Having the second clown will do more for them getting a few Zoas. Clowns don’t really need anything for hosting. If a really new tank you’re better off waiting a bit for coral. I’d just make sure I have someplace in the rocks that they’d be able to hang out around.

Thank you guys definitely relieved some of my worries lol!

 

[DarkReefer]

Yeah definitely standard clownfish behaviour.
My 2 have always been in the same corner of the tank the whole time I've had it.
They do venture out here and there these days, but generally that's where they stay.

 

[00W]

Mine hosts and sleeps on a mag float.
Has for 8 years.
No worries sounds normal to me.