Maroon wagging sand on Clam

[paintballer768]

My maroon clown has picked up the new hobby of blowing sand on my 4" crocea for no reason. I think he would have accepted it in his territory by now cuz they've been together for a few months now with no issues. Any way I can get him to stop, other than move the clam? Its attached to the acrylic underneath my sand bed so it would be tricky to move him.

 

[lexluethar]

It isn't so much the clown is trying to cover your clam, but he's probably digging a hole near what he's hosting (mine does this near its anemone). Moving the clam would be the first option, second would be to place a small rock over the sandbed in which the clown is digging up. That stopped mine in the past.

 

[paintballer768]

Hes not hosting anything though

 

[philip_r5]

Ive actually wondered why Maroons shift the sand with their tails. I have one in a 115 and no corals or inverts he seems to like to wag his tail in the sand moving it around.

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by philip_r5
http:///forum/post/2669560
Ive actually wondered why Maroons shift the sand with their tails. I have one in a 115 and no corals or inverts he seems to like to wag his tail in the sand moving it around.
Hes done it to the back 2 corners of the tank and as far as I can tell, I think he sleeps either there, or up next to the splitter return in my tank.