Clownfish jerking?+gtba

[imclownfish]

I bought an percula clownfish a week ago and he was fine and healthy. Today. i added another smaller clownfish to the tank and my original clownfish then did some weird stuff and kind of went horizontal and jerked. Is that normal?I also bought a GTBA, how should i feed it?

 

[t316]

The jerking behavior is a show towards the other clownfish. Usually its a show of submission, but if he is larger than the new clown, probably a show of who's going to be the boss in the marriage...

Nothing to worry about.

 

[happyfeet]

Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3172533
The jerking behavior is a show towards the other clownfish. Usually its a show of submission, but if he is larger than the new clown, probably a show of who's going to be the boss in the marriage...

Nothing to worry about.
I've been wondering!!! I got two True Percula clowns and the smaller of the two "Gimpy" every so often does a full body spaz. I thought he was just a little bit special, but now it makes more sense!

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by Happyfeet
http:///forum/post/3172920
I've been wondering!!! I got two True Percula clowns and the smaller of the two "Gimpy" every so often does a full body spaz. I thought he was just a little bit special, but now it makes more sense!

Yes, sometimes it even looks like they are having a seizure.
Anytime you have a clown pair, one of them (usually the larger) will take on the dominant female role, and she will wear the pants in the family. The other (usually the smaller) will frequently exhibit this jerking, spaz behavior when the female comes around. Unlike many other fish who will run off to a corner and hide, clowns see this as a gesture of submission most often, and seems to be enough so that the dominant clown does not attack. If there is an anemone in the tank, you will see this behavior more often when the female cruises by and sees the other clown in/near the anemone, but they do learn to share.

 

[racingtiger03]

My clowns have a love/hate thing goin on just like described above.. except they never learn to share all the time! The female runs the anemone, and the male swims around the tank all day, if he tries to go to the nem he's getting whipped up on by her. As soon as the light goes out he darts to the nem, then they stay all cuddled up in there all night. She likes to get some lovin at night after fighting all day lol.

 

[slick22]

My two maroon clowns do the samething. I think it is funny but it is all love.

 

[florida joe]

I think Henry is the resident expert on jerking clown fish

 

[spanko]

Stop that or you'll grow hair on you fins!!!!!!!

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3173104
Stop that or you'll grow hair on you fins!!!!!!!

 

[fretfreak13]

Eww you guys are gross. xDD Lol mine do this all the time. I think it's cute, but when I first saw it happened I freaked out and thought there was stray voltage going through the tank and he was getting zapped. lawl

 

[imclownfish]

lol, when i first saw it, i thought he was about to die.