Female Clown fish weird behavior

m-barbour

Member
My female TPC goes down to the sand of my tank and she shakes her tail fin it the sand and stirs the sand up. So far I have only witnessed the activity behind and infront of the anemone the two clowns have hosted. Any idea why she is doing this?
 

al&burke

Active Member
It's called the "SHAKE YOUR TAIL FIN" Clownfish dance - it is normal behavior for clown, mine do it all the time.
 

chevyblue96

Member
My Damsel does that same thing... He's the only fish in the tank though and has made several little "dunes" all over the place.... So much for having level sand
not really sure why he does that
 

mr.clownfish

Active Member
some female clownfish do that. sometimes for no reason, sometimes for nesting. its really really annoying tho! it messes up ur sand bed.
 
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