Jumping Clowns

ctkecth

Member
Two of my clowns have leapt to their demise in the past couple of months. The tend to hang at the top, around equipment and the only open space- I have seen my six line wrasse take shots from below- could he be propelling them out?
 

kendall

Member
Get them an anenome, wait 1 or 2 months, and hope they host...
That will help them resume normal activity which is cuddling with the anenome all day long only leaving to eat...
If they don't have their natural companion, they will act unatural, like swimming/sleeping at the surface and jumping...Same thing happened to me, then I bought the anenome and was lucky I guess to have them host...
If you do attempt an anenome hosting situation, try to place the anenome close to where the clowns hang out...If current and lighting is good there, the anenome will be happy, won't move and maybe the clowns will scrape against him feel good and then dive in.... :happyfish
No anenome, try to find something else they will host, like a toastool or something like that...You need to find them a happy place to lay around in the rock work...
Do they interact with the rock work? Probably not, but if they do, you may have a shot with something else...SOme people put pieces of tile, or a vase like cup in for them to spawn in...
 

alyssia

Active Member
I had my clowns for 7 months and one just jumped two days ago. I also have an anemone, feather dusters, and hairy mushrooms and they wouldn't host any of them.
 

ctkecth

Member
I have a beautiful LTA. One was in a few days ago but only briefly. Maybe he will go back - I hope anyway. I also have some substantial hairy mushrooms, but he wants no real part of that. His swimming is really relegated to the top- Now with MH I have taken my glass coverings off and am fearful that this may be a mistake, but many have suggested that I should have glass tops off with MH.
 
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