Agoraphobic clowns??

[dodo99]

Just a quick question on some other people's experience regarding clowns and their anemone.

A few weeks ago I added a sebea to my tank, which my black ocellaris pair took to after about 36 hrs. They now just won't leave the darn thing, not even to feed. I understand this is what clowns do with a nem, but now they won't even go outside of touching distance from the new home. I litterally have to hand feed them the food because they won't go seeking for pieces, they just wait till their meal floats into the tentacles.

My only other experience with clowns is a regular ocellaris pair that hosted in an open brain and a skunk in an LTA. Both didn't exhibit this kind of behavior.

I'm not extremely worried, since they're eating well despite their agoraphobia, but I thought it'd be worth a quick post to compare notes...

Cheers,

 

[TOURKID]

mine never ever leave the nem. people look at them and ask if they are ok. 'why are they just wiggling in there'

I turn the pumps off and shoot food at them with a turkey baster. they'll only venture out an ich or two for food then run back in lol

 

[dodo99]

LOL, that's exactly what mine are doing. Almost as worse as my rainford goby that I never see, unless I'm watching from across the room. Silly, quirky fishies.

 

[TOURKID]

yep. friends ask me when im going to get some 'swimmers' lol My next fish might be a flamehawk.. then a mandrin.. so i guess never