Another clown/anemone question

**CarmieJo** · 06-17-2006, 10:58 PM

Yesterday I noticed my maroon clown slapping my anemone with her tail. A little while later she was bumping into the outside of the anemone really hard with her nose. I haven't seen this behavior before. Is this normal? The only thing that looks different with the anemone is that it is looking taller and thinner but it is open and eating.

***Rob*** · 06-19-2006, 09:03 PM

it does sound normal..
as you continue to watch them you will see loads of unique behaviors

**CarmieJo** · 06-19-2006, 10:02 PM

Kind of like kids lol!

**wildeone** · 06-19-2006, 10:09 PM

Has anyone ever seen them do a wierd twitch? I had my original clown for about a month and all was well. Then I introduced the second and after about 5 minutes in the tank the original clown would swim up and do a twitch. It would rotate 45 degrees on it side, and twitch or almost convulse 3 or 4 times and then back up to normal. I watched this happen several times in the next 24 hours then he stopped.

I saw him do it again this weekend once they were "courting" the anenome. I wonder if it is some type of behavior or based on relationships. Or maybe I just have a messed up fish!

**CarmieJo** · 06-19-2006, 10:19 PM

Twitches, tail slaps and head butts clown are WEIRD!

**fat walrus** · 06-19-2006, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by wildeone

Has anyone ever seen them do a wierd twitch? I had my original clown for about a month and all was well. Then I introduced the second and after about 5 minutes in the tank the original clown would swim up and do a twitch. It would rotate 45 degrees on it side, and twitch or almost convulse 3 or 4 times and then back up to normal. I watched this happen several times in the next 24 hours then he stopped.

I saw him do it again this weekend once they were "courting" the anenome. I wonder if it is some type of behavior or based on relationships. Or maybe I just have a messed up fish!

expressing dominance, settling pecking order, and then LOVE.

**dreams** · 06-19-2006, 11:11 PM

mine have been fighting like crazy lately....i was a little worried cause crimson had a nip on him...but he seems fine...clover won't let him near the flowerpot.....and she chews on the little tenticles.....sheesh

**fat walrus** · 06-19-2006, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by dreams

mine have been fighting like crazy lately....i was a little worried cause crimson had a nip on him...but he seems fine...clover won't let him near the flowerpot.....and she chews on the little tenticles.....sheesh

as long as they are same kind and they don't kill each other, they more than likely will eventually pair up...at least in my experience.

V · 06-19-2006, 11:18 PM

just imagin, ur bedroom constantly moving, ur sheets are crinkled, & someone keeps banging u on the head, plus to make life worst, u leave the frond door to get a bite to eat, only to come back to find ur house is deflated like an 80year old! tell me people, wouild u display any of these signs we are talking about...lol

**wildeone** · 06-19-2006, 11:20 PM

"Spot On" Veriann!

**fat walrus** · 06-19-2006, 11:23 PM

great analogy veriann.

**pham411** · 06-20-2006, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by wildeone

Has anyone ever seen them do a wierd twitch? I had my original clown for about a month and all was well. Then I introduced the second and after about 5 minutes in the tank the original clown would swim up and do a twitch. It would rotate 45 degrees on it side, and twitch or almost convulse 3 or 4 times and then back up to normal. I watched this happen several times in the next 24 hours then he stopped.

I saw him do it again this weekend once they were "courting" the anenome. I wonder if it is some type of behavior or based on relationships. Or maybe I just have a messed up fish!

weird, i thought my percs were the only 1z that did that twitching thing. looking like they are vibrating in the water.