Magnapinna
Active Member
I got a lovely little black storm ocellaris this past Sunday, he's only about ~1.25" so I'm guessing he's still pretty young. He's active, curious, and was already eating like a hog within 20 hours of introduction. Beautiful color, clear skin. Overall seems like a happy and lively little guy.
Every night around 1 or 2 AM, his activity starts slowing down and eventually he sits down on the sand. He'll sit there upright for a minute kind of swimming slowly in place, sometimes yawn, then lay down on his side. If the lights are still on he'll stay there for a minute then continue swimming around in the close vicinity. If I approach the tank, he perks right up in anticipation of food. Once the lights are off he lays in the same spot on the sand and will stay there throughout night. It's always the same spot and he's actually been digging out the sand there presumably to flatten it out. By the time I'm up in the morning he's swimming around the whole tank, and is energetic for the rest of the day.
I've seen someone say it's never normal for them to lay on their sides, but it's my understanding this is fairly typical sleeping behavior for them, especially without a nem. This is per multiple workers in public aquaria, whose clowns I've actually seen do this too. My water parameters are all right where they should be and he appears perfectly healthy. Normal breathing, perfect appetite, otherwise active, and he only does this at night, pretty much at the exact same time. So I'm assuming he's just resting but want to be sure
Thanks!
Every night around 1 or 2 AM, his activity starts slowing down and eventually he sits down on the sand. He'll sit there upright for a minute kind of swimming slowly in place, sometimes yawn, then lay down on his side. If the lights are still on he'll stay there for a minute then continue swimming around in the close vicinity. If I approach the tank, he perks right up in anticipation of food. Once the lights are off he lays in the same spot on the sand and will stay there throughout night. It's always the same spot and he's actually been digging out the sand there presumably to flatten it out. By the time I'm up in the morning he's swimming around the whole tank, and is energetic for the rest of the day.
I've seen someone say it's never normal for them to lay on their sides, but it's my understanding this is fairly typical sleeping behavior for them, especially without a nem. This is per multiple workers in public aquaria, whose clowns I've actually seen do this too. My water parameters are all right where they should be and he appears perfectly healthy. Normal breathing, perfect appetite, otherwise active, and he only does this at night, pretty much at the exact same time. So I'm assuming he's just resting but want to be sure
Thanks!
