Clownfish too comfortable?

[Bolivian Ram]

My Occeleris clown pair love their Elegance coral host. The elegance coral is on a rock which in turn is close to the glass. The male rests motionless under the elegance on the rock infront of the glass. Unless food is given or his mate nudges him or I get close to him he doesn't seem to move. It looks like he's dead. Is this normal behavior? :strange:

 

[M Woodhill]

My Occeleris clown pair love their Elegance coral host. The elegance coral is on a rock which in turn is close to the glass. The male rests motionless under the elegance on the rock infront of the glass. Unless food is given or his mate nudges him or I get close to him he doesn't seem to move. It looks like he's dead. Is this normal behavior? :strange:

im kinda worried about the elegance

my clownfish hosted it for a while but the elegance really reacted bad to it. it faded finally

 

[God.]

. The elegance coral is on a rock which in turn is close to the glass.

Not to derail here, but I believe elegance corals are found in soft mud like substrate with thier polyps flush to the ground. I would consider placing it on the bottom.

as for the clowns..not too sure haha.

make sure they don't love on it to hard. they can smother them in love and force the soft polyp tissue into the corals stony Skelton and cause consistent tissue damage that could cause possible bacterial infections which we all know the beautiful elegance coral is so susceptible to.

 

[gone fishin]

I guess the clown is just a rock potato. I wouldn't be worried about the clown.

 

[M Woodhill]

Not to derail here, but I believe elegance corals are found in soft mud like substrate with thier polyps flush to the ground. I would consider placing it on the bottom.

as for the clowns..not too sure haha.

make sure they don't love on it to hard. they can smother them in love and force the soft polyp tissue into the corals stony Skelton and cause consistent tissue damage that could cause possible bacterial infections which we all know the beautiful elegance coral is so susceptible to.

yup, that was what i was talkin about

i lost my elegance after the clowns hosted for 3 months ish

 

[Bolivian Ram]

im kinda worried about the elegance

my clownfish hosted it for a while but the elegance really reacted bad to it. it faded finally

Yeah I know there is a risk in having the elegance host the clowns. The clowns have ignored many of the anemones I have had in the past. For now it seems that the elegance is doing fine. It's been 6 months.

Not to derail here, but I believe elegance corals are found in soft mud like substrate with thier polyps flush to the ground. I would consider placing it on the bottom.

as for the clowns..not too sure haha.

make sure they don't love on it to hard. they can smother them in love and force the soft polyp tissue into the corals stony Skelton and cause consistent tissue damage that could cause possible bacterial infections which we all know the beautiful elegance coral is so susceptible to.

I originally had the elegance on the sand bed. But another user named Elegance Coral suggested to put it on the rocks. Apparently the coral skeleton would become weaker due to phosphates produced by wastes on the sand bed. The rock is smooth so I figured it shouldn't harm the coral's flesh.

So far the elegance hasn't reacted negatively to the clowns. Once every month or so it stays deflated for a day but returns back to normal. I'm hoping I can keep the clowns with the elegance long term. They don't go too crazy like some maroon clowns I've seen.

I guess the clown is just a rock potato. I wouldn't be worried about the clown.

Hopefully. Honestly it freaks me out seeing it motionless like that.

 

[blanden.adam]

What is normal behavior for a clown? They just kinda do their thing. I have a male that likes to lay in the sand all day unless I tap the glass, am feeding, or the female moves him. He is still mobile when he needs to and has a healthy appetite. He's just been doing that since I got him 5 months ago, is an ORA tank raised clown, and was kept at a LFS whose methods I know and trust, so I'm sure there is nothing wrong.

That being said, if this is a new behavior, especially if you had a recent fish addition that didn't go through a proper quarantine, I would watch carefully for disease as listlessness, or other changes in behavior can be early manifestations. Also, if he has torn fins, abrasions, or other lesions he may be getting picked on or stung and is looking for a break.

If none of these things are true, I'd just chalk it up to him just being a silly clown