My new clown fish are hanging at the bottom corner of my tank

[luceym]

Hi everyone I just need a bit of reassurance, I have had a pair of clownfish for almost a week now, and they are about an inch and a half in length. They seem to be eating fine, first few days surprisingly they were swimming about and now they hang about at the bottom front corner of the tank and lie there sometimes. They look healthy. The water parameters are perfect. They have plenty of places to hide, I just wish I could get a proper host but the tank isn't mature enough yet. Any suggestions.

 

[mwil79]

Just let them do their thing, clowns are weird and will find a spot and not venture too far from it.

 

[DH78]

My clown fish does the same thing in one corner of the tank. Never wanted anything to do with any other potential hosts. He swims around sometimes, but mostly just hangs out and defends his corner.

 

[coralfishreef]

Ime clowns without an anemone or other host usually hang out in corners or the back wall or side wall of the tank.

 

[Lukeluke]

Mine have a crevice/dished out spot in a rock they hang out in. Just big enough for the two of them. Clowns are weird.

 

[luceym]

Thank you everyone

 

[elorablue]

I really think r2r @revhtree should make a “Clowns are Weird” tshirt! It’s probably the most repeated phrase other than ‘what are your parameters?’ Although that might make a T-shirt too. As long as it had a *facepalm* after it.

 

[ReefRusty]

My 2 clowns are now 8 months in the tank and still hang out around the back of my tank behind rockwork.

Would love for them to stay out front swimming but really only come out for a feed, other than that hiding out back.

They were babies when I got them less than an inch long, now well over an inch long.

Just let them be, they are funny creatures and for you its a new environment for them.

 

[Gedxin]

Clowns be clownin'. I've had two young clowns for three weeks, and they've basically lived in a corner of my tank the entire time. They only come out for food. I don't have anything to host yet either. Seems pretty normal.

 

[DonTavo27]

Darn Clowns!

 

[Islandvib3s]

Hi everyone I just need a bit of reassurance, I have had a pair of clownfish for almost a week now, and they are about an inch and a half in length. They seem to be eating fine, first few days surprisingly they were swimming about and now they hang about at the bottom front corner of the tank and lie there sometimes. They look healthy. The water parameters are perfect. They have plenty of places to hide, I just wish I could get a proper host but the tank isn't mature enough yet. Any suggestions.

If you have no hang ons in tank id get a nem,pretty much any bubble tip. If you do have hang ons get a elegance coral,big leather,big chalice.they will try and get hosted by pretty much anything soft. Nems are tricky,cant have any tubes or exposed powerheads but your tank doesn't need to be matured to have them.just remember nems move alot.

 

[luceym]

If you have no hang ons in tank id get a nem,pretty much any bubble tip. If you do have hang ons get a elegance coral,big leather,big chalice.they will try and get hosted by pretty much anything soft. Nems are tricky,cant have any tubes or exposed powerheads but your tank doesn't need to be matured to have them.just remember nems move alot.

I thought the tank needed to be matured, what lighting do I need?

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

I thought the tank needed to be matured, what lighting do I need?

The tank needs to be stable, the notion of "your tank has to be running for at least 6 months" isn't necessarily true. I think it's just easier to say that than to elaborate on what a stable system should be. I've had success keeping bubble tip anemones in tanks that were running for less than 3 months. The clowns won't always go right for the anemone though, I've had 2 little ones living in a 10 gallon with a green BTA and they haven't done much other than look at it funny lol

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

I would recommend to start with a cheaper BTA like a green, nems are just as weird as clowns and it would suck to start with an expensive anemone and watch it hate life

 

[bulzeye]

I have a pair of clowns and they do the same thing. Normal imo. They are clowns for a reason

 

[DxMarinefish]

Mine have been doing this for 2yrs + now. Got them when they were thumb size.

in the wild they find a spot and rarely move 2-3 ft away from it.

they are just cutely weird like that

 

[luceym]

So on the topic of anemones whst lighting do I have to have? Or if anyone knows anything about caring for
anemones

 

[luceym]

Coming out a bit more now

 

[Islandvib3s]

Coming out a bit more now

You don't need anything special for nems, if your lights keep any coral happy its good enough, nems are super hardy ive had them in tank that were running weeks to months,its just keeping it stable,but I mean pple have crashed there tanks plenty of times and nems and zoas have survived no problem. Just really need to keep a eye on them if you have return hoses,exposed powerheads. They will move all over the place,they usually stay put if they host your clowns.