Please help with this lazy pair

[AkoAung]

I have a mated pair of wyoming white clownfish in a biocube. they do NOTHING all day. the male actually likes to lay FLAT on the floor until he says me, then he looks for food to drop from the surface. the female likes to stay in the clay pot I have for them to breed/sleep in. Is there anything I can do to make them want to swim around?

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I have a mated pair of wyoming white clownfish in a biocube. they do NOTHING all day. the male actually likes to lay FLAT on the floor until he says me, then he looks for food to drop from the surface. the female likes to stay in the clay pot I have for them to breed/sleep in. Is there anything I can do to make them want to swim around?

Many clowns (and other fish) become more active with an addition of a fire fish. If you don't have one yet you could try adding one. Also, a zebra goby or a scissor tail goby would work just as well.

 

[AkoAung]

Many clowns (and other fish) become more active with an addition of a fire fish. If you don't have one yet you could try adding one. Also, a zebra goby or a scissor tail goby would work just as well.

really! a goby makes them active? since this is a cube I'm concerned the mated pair who are pretty territorial might attack any new additions.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

really! a goby makes them active? since this is a cube I'm concerned the mated pair who are pretty territorial might attack any new additions.

Yes, dart fish are one of the best dither fish and are very suitable for smaller tanks. I had a pair of Wyoming White clowns that stayed by their anemones for the most part of the day. When I added a Scissor Tail goby they began to swim around a lot more. They were a mated pair as well but they were in a standard 4ft 60 gallon.

 

[ThRoewer]

A little yellow tail damsel or a dottyback would be even better. Clownfish need a little stress or they get bored to death.