is this normal?

[Pepsi2008]

my one clown fish keeps trying to swim into my blue carpets mouth? any ideas?

 

[elegance coral]

It's the saddle back that's going into the mouth, isn't it? It's usually not very good for the anemone. It's common for them to do this in stressful situations. You probably have to many clowns, and to many species of clowns, in the same tank together. This will stress the fish and the saddle back will hide in the anemones mouth to get away form all the stress.

 

[Pepsi2008]

its acctually my true perc thats doing it

 

[Toddrtrex]

To add to "EC's" post -- which I completely agree with --- If the clowns stays inside the mouth too long it can cause damage to the clown. My female saddleback USED to do this any time I was doing a water change. One time she stay in there for at least 5 minutes (( more likely 10 )) and when she came out her "face" was all messed up and had pop eye in one eye. Was "off" for the next 2 weeks -- darting around the tank and then just laying on the sandbed -- and then passed away.

 

[Pepsi2008]

ic im just confused as to why they are doing that - its my 2 true percs that are being hosted by the nem i see no sting markings on them nothing im looking at the nem now and i see his mouth is shut now hopefully that will put a hault to them digging around in his mouth

 

[Toddrtrex]

What type of "carpet" is it?

Is the mouth of the "carpet" open?

 

[Pepsi2008]

Gigantea - it was now its closed

 

[elegance coral]

ic im just confused as to why they are doing that - its my 2 true percs that are being hosted by the nem i see no sting markings on them nothing im looking at the nem now and i see his mouth is shut now hopefully that will put a hault to them digging around in his mouth

I think I misunderstood your original post. The clowns aren't actually entering the anemones digestive cavity, right? They're just biting and nipping at the tissue when the mouth is open, correct? Perc's will often pick up anemone poo in their mouths and spit it out away from the anemone. I guess they're trying to keep their home clean??? When an anemone opens or extends their mouth, perc's will often nip at it. They will take part of the tissue in their mouth and quickly fan their tail, as if they're trying to swim into the anemone, or push the tissue back to where it belongs, but I've never seen them actually enter the anemone. Saddle backs, on the other hand, will actually swim inside the anemone's mouth.

Your perc's aren't doing this, right?

 

[Pepsi2008]

no deff not doing that it looks like they are cleaning house man they should clean my house too then! lol

 

[Pepsi2008]

hmm well i got a little curious a few minutes ago and decided to just turn my cfl's on over my tank well in my lta is my one maroon clown hence my big female maroon is still in qt - so i look at my carpet nem and i see my one pair of tru percs in there along with my b&w guy being hosted in it as well

 

[gac2133]

maby they are having oral sex ???? you can name him Clinton :inlove:

 

[Pepsi2008]

lmao