Clown fish in current

[jsolomon]

The last couple of days I have noticed that my false perc clown has been swimming around the top of the tank and into the current alot. He doesnt usually do this. Is this normal? I know clown fish are very weird fish. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[yardrat]

thats pretty typical.. at least for my two (percula & maroon ) they are just what they are.. really big goofy clowns.. they really enjoy the powerhead that i got for them.. i've been told it's like a treadmill for them.. they love swimming it the current

 

[badkjb2]

my clown does this all night long when the lights are out. he swims against the current, and then once it pushes him away, starts all over. very typical of clowns.

 

[scott270]

make sure your levels are ok, i lost my clown the other day due to amm high and that is what he was doing i also thought that it was ok

 

[bbreaux1]

i think mine two false percs are still getting use to the powerheads they swim by and then off they go to the other side the tank hehe i just got them yesterday theyre pretty interesting to watch

 

[y2says]

Clowns do weird things sometimes, but swimming against currents could mean a few things, like lack of oxygen, high levels of ammonia or nitrite.