eyeneedsumhelp
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Bob is a Clarky clownfish that I have had for about two years now. He is very active, and has lots of personality. Bob is a bit aggressive, highly territorial, and he is well known among his other tankmates, as a bit of a bully.
Here's the twist in Bob's personality though. He tends to take very good care of the cleanup crew. I've witnessed him on many occasions bringing morsels of food to the Pistol shrimp, hermits, Brittle star, and even the snails. Recently I switched my whole set up from one tank to another, and in the process, my brittle lost a part of one of his arms. He pretty much went into regeneration mode and stopped moving and scavenging for about three weeks. Bob took care of him. He brought every peice of food he could to the star, and stood gaurd right outside the little crevace where the star was recovering.
Bob is a bit of a punk.....but seems to have a heart.
Just a general question though.....
Is this behavior common in clown fish? I know that they can take to anemones etc.....but to actually appear to be caring for other tankmates?? Is that normal, or is Bob special?
Here's the twist in Bob's personality though. He tends to take very good care of the cleanup crew. I've witnessed him on many occasions bringing morsels of food to the Pistol shrimp, hermits, Brittle star, and even the snails. Recently I switched my whole set up from one tank to another, and in the process, my brittle lost a part of one of his arms. He pretty much went into regeneration mode and stopped moving and scavenging for about three weeks. Bob took care of him. He brought every peice of food he could to the star, and stood gaurd right outside the little crevace where the star was recovering.
Bob is a bit of a punk.....but seems to have a heart.
Just a general question though.....
Is this behavior common in clown fish? I know that they can take to anemones etc.....but to actually appear to be caring for other tankmates?? Is that normal, or is Bob special?
