My B&W Clowns are driving me crazy

[sterling18]

These two have turned my tank into the moon's landscape.

They won't stop digging and creating craters.

Anything besides getting rid of them to stop?

 

[SwampyBill]

I know what you mean....my b/w occi's do the same thing, kicking up this fine sugar sand & my tank always looks like a snowstorm going on. They're just making their bed & territory...Maybe you could introduce an anemone to the mix & they wouldn't dig in the sandbed as much...?

 

[Toddrtrex]

That is what clowns do, some are worse then others. In fact that was the main reason I sold off my mated Clarkii pair --- too much digging, to the point were it was causing their S. Haddoni to move all that time.

 

[sterling18]

They don't like my RBTA, it moved to the other side of the tank because of all this.

I've got larger size substrate I can put down around their little island.

 

[plax]

I have a large magnet stuck onthe side of my tank. They just sleep on top of it at night.

 

[indydog1]

try putting a open shell near the area they are digging. i think they might be preping the area to spawn. how long have you had them / how old are they?

 

[sterling18]

try putting a open shell near the area they are digging. i think they might be preping the area to spawn. how long have you had them / how old are they?

I've had them for 6 months, the previous owner had them for a couple of years.

Female is approx 3 inches from nose to tail while the male is approx 2 1/2 inches from nose to tail.

They do this and they like cleaning a flat side of the rock they hang out at. I figured they would be prepping but they did the cleaning day 1. They nip a me or anyone else the comes by their little island.

But this has been going on for 6 months now.

I'll try a shell but they have like 4 spots they crater.

 

[nikon187]

as already said. it is their natural behaviour it will continue.