behaviour

Hi all! I’m new to Mantis shrimps and I’m trying to find information about their behaviour, specifically in order to tell if they’re stressed/happy. I just bought an Australian gonodactylaceus species (unsure which specifically, seems to be a graphurus to me) for an established reef tank and...

First time poster here & new to the hobby of saltwater aquariums. So far, all has been well.. I’m curious as to what these little red leg hermit crabs are up to if anyone could shed some light? When I approached the tank my Nassarius snails were circling the pair of hermit crabs as if...

Hi, I was hoping someone could help me with my clown fish. New to the tank as I bought it alomgside another and one has taken to staying at the bottom of the sandbed and not moving much. If provoked it will swim but is "wobbly" if thats the right term for it. Ive got some pictures and...

Is this nesting behavior? She’s never shown a bit of interest in the sinularia in over 2 years. Now she’s hosting it like it’s an anemone and has a particular interest in the little hole in the middle of the zoathids. She’s even pecking at some of them. She’s also a giant ****** when you put...

Hello I Picked up a pair of clown fish yesterday and they have been staying in only this one spot since yesterday is this normal for many the first 2-3 days as with any fish but some do it differently ? no signs of heavy breathing just slightly at some moments , 20 gallon long 4 weeks been running

today my male clownfish took an interest in nuzzling the skimmer, normally they sleep against the back wall but both the male and female pair keep twitching on it. are they trying to host it? i’ve never seen him twitch besides when he is submitting to the female.

Hello, Today I was cleaning my tank and found a Trochus snail I that I hadn't seen for awhile and assumed he had been eaten. I didn't pay much attention after that until I was looking in tonight and noticed the snail is upside down in its shell (It moves on its shell instead of the substrate)...