Fish mourning?

rayn

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I have a 20l reef and had two clowns in it. One is my original fish from when I started 7 years ago, and has been the female for a while now. I have been through a couple smaller males and just recently lost my newest 1 year old male. Somehow he got sucked into a mj800 pump. No sickness that I knew of and no signs.

Anyway, now my sole clown is just sitting at the bottom of the tank and doesn't care to swim. To the point I just thought she was dead and reluctantly went to scoop her out only to have her swim off. Then straight back into the spot and sitting again.

What gives?
 

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If you had been made a widow three times in your life, you'd probably be depressed too, or maybe she's a black widow, and is killing off her smaller mates. Maybe she doesn't want to be married. We don't even understand the human pysche, so what s fish is thinking, who know?
Congrats, by the way, in keeping the female alive for a good number of years.
 

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