Clown acting strange

[gjh289]

Ok here is the issue. My perc is visually in great shape, eating very well, and otherwise swimming and appears normal. I came home today around 3ish and for the past several hours the clown keeps allowing himself to get sucked against the overflow.

When I fed them he detached himself and ate and when he was done eating he once again swam over to the overflow and got stuck. I have now watched him do this several times. Any ideas why he is doing this? Is he sick, resting, or intentionally trying to stress me out? :mad2:

The flow is not pulling him over, rather he is intentionally swimming parallel to the overflow and allowing himself to get sucked against the teeth. WHY????

 

[Arati]

I had this happen before, the fish was fine, just lazy or maybe bored..

 

[gjh289]

Arati, thanks for the reply. He is acting really wierd today especially with the female perc. They are a mated pair and I'd swear someone gave him crack today. He is swimming around the tank at 100 Mph then doing little dance moves. Strange really strange.

 

[emtguy]

he is bored??? really. he is prob just lazy.

 

[myxsptlk]

Try sticking a powerhead near the overflow area, he probably likes the flow? My clowns used to like swimming against the current created by a powerhead. Either that or he's taken the overflow as his host