True Perculas

[spencefe]

I have two perculas and the smaller one I believe to be the male. He eats and swims but sometimes I see him just laying on the bottom of the tank doing nothing. I am hoping that nothing is wrong but I just can't tell whats going on. Any ideas if he is sick or what not. The bigger of the two is doing fine and swimming around but the little one isn't as active and just lays on the bottom sometimes. Just a bit worried.. Any help would be great.

 

[kduen]

My smaller one does the same thing from time to time. He mostly will kind of hover in front of his home and wait for a hermit crab to come walking along. Right when the hermit gets directly in front of the brain coral they are being hosted in the male will swim over and lay right on top of the hermit for a good 5-10 minutes. It's the most hilarious thing I have seem them do yet. Remember they are called clowns for a reason.

 

[jbax]

while i'm not a expert. as long as he is eating good and has no visable signs of any problems. i would think it just normal. male clownfish protect the home and eggs, while the female swims the perimeter.