On the floor again

beachmutts · 06-09-2003, 02:48 PM

My female maroon clown like to protect her tank by ramming my hand at full speed. She doesn't bite (yet) she just rams.

Well yesterday, she missed my hand came flying out of the tank and landed on the carpet about 4 feet down. I picked her up, put her back in the tank, and she was back at her anemone within about 4 seconds.

This is the 2nd time she's done this. The first time she landed on a stone tile floor (I really panicked that time).

Anyway, glad to report she's OK. Amazing

Has anyone else experienced this type of behavior with a maroon clown?

ReefDave · 06-09-2003, 02:55 PM

The aggression I have personally seen.

The olympic long jump, is a new one to me.

big t · 06-09-2003, 04:31 PM

You are going to have to start video taping your tank maintenance so we can see that the next time it happens, that sound pretty cool, but worrying!

FISH · 06-09-2003, 05:18 PM

Have not had any experience with clows but this subject reminded me of something sort of funny. It happened along time ago when I had a boat.
I had 2 fish jump INTO the boat

Funniest thing I ever saw .

mdemagalski · 06-09-2003, 06:59 PM

I have two false(?) percula's and when I go to clean the female rams my hand too. I just got my anemone about two weeks ago and they won't leave that thing except for food. They are in heaven.

MontanaRocknReefer · 06-09-2003, 07:30 PM

Yeah I had several names picked out for my large female maroon until it went back to the LFS! Loved to fan my DSB!

beachmutts · 06-16-2003, 03:10 PM

Mine also fans the sand bed a lot. It seems like it some sort of nesting behavior; but I'm just guessing. To my knowledge, she's never laid eggs.

I call the female "Bertha." She needs an attitude adjustment. She is really growing fast too. I see a lot of "big" ones ending up at the LFS. You can tell they were returned becuase they got too big. I'm sort of attached and hope not to have to do this.

I'll be in a 75G within a few months. Hopefully, this will provide room for a few other fish besides her. We'll see...

karsco · 06-16-2003, 03:22 PM

I have the same problem with the female perc.(Wilma) in my tank. She has just started biting and fanning my hand when I put it into the tank. She started laying eggs about 3 months ago and the happy couple is about on their fifth egg laying/spawning event.

ylmaya · 06-16-2003, 05:31 PM

Today at the LFS the female Maroon in their display tank BIT the store guy while he was removing some coral....he says sometimes she draws blood (yikes)!

I picked up a LTA today hoping that my tank raised percs would find a home. Right now the anemone is just floating around trying to find a happy spot. With my luck he'll anchor on the front glass - and then my clowns will never go near him!

beachmutts · 06-16-2003, 07:15 PM

I know it helps to turn off the power heads for about 1/2 an hour and place the anemone on a piece of LR to help it get a footing.

About the blood....I've since learned from the LFS that they've also got one that draws blood.

Luckily, mine hasn't figured out how to use her teeth on my hand yet. The male is so nice mannered compared to her...except that he sometimes nips my green star polyps. I told him that Maroon clown aren't supposed to do that but he isn't interested

MontanaRocknReefer · 06-16-2003, 07:49 PM

You guys have any problems with the maroon fanning the DSB! My large female maroon did that alot and was taken back to the LFS and now is in somebody tank and probably doing the same thing!