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Hello R2R gang, the short version of my question: is it "normal" for a clownfish to wedge himself in a spot like this?
Further details for those that would like them:
I have a pair of captive bred black ice snowflake clownfish. They arrived as a non-paired couple, but I am pretty sure they are now paired together. The one pictured is the smaller one, and should be the male. He occasionally gets nipped at and does a little dance in response, but they play pretty well most of the time. I have had the fish since April and they have been in this 40 gallon tank since June. They immediately took up residence in one corner of the tank and spend most of their time around a coral skeleton which they have declared Casa Del Clownfish. They always hovered/floated/swam around this skeleton but recently have become more lethargic/lazy and started sitting on the ledges and doing less of their weird little clown swimming. The male clown sleeps face down in the wedged position pictured above. When he gets in this position, he doesn't move at all, like he is playing dead. If he notices you creeping up, he darts off to the other side of the coral skeleton. The fish have normal respirations and no marks, specs, dots, fayed fins, or anything else that might be concerning. They are the only fish in the tank with only snails, hermit crabs, and peppermint shrimp as neighbors. My theory is that they have finally realized there are no threats in the tank and have decided they don't have to use so much energy and don't have to keep moving. But, since I'm new to this I feel like I need to ask if there is something wrong with these little guys.
They were both fully quarantined using a mix of the programs from humble fish and Jay Hemdal. The water specs are as follows:
Temp 79.2
Specific gravity 1.023
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 13.0
pH 7.8
dKH ~ 8°
Ca ~ 450
Thank you for the help!
Further details for those that would like them:
I have a pair of captive bred black ice snowflake clownfish. They arrived as a non-paired couple, but I am pretty sure they are now paired together. The one pictured is the smaller one, and should be the male. He occasionally gets nipped at and does a little dance in response, but they play pretty well most of the time. I have had the fish since April and they have been in this 40 gallon tank since June. They immediately took up residence in one corner of the tank and spend most of their time around a coral skeleton which they have declared Casa Del Clownfish. They always hovered/floated/swam around this skeleton but recently have become more lethargic/lazy and started sitting on the ledges and doing less of their weird little clown swimming. The male clown sleeps face down in the wedged position pictured above. When he gets in this position, he doesn't move at all, like he is playing dead. If he notices you creeping up, he darts off to the other side of the coral skeleton. The fish have normal respirations and no marks, specs, dots, fayed fins, or anything else that might be concerning. They are the only fish in the tank with only snails, hermit crabs, and peppermint shrimp as neighbors. My theory is that they have finally realized there are no threats in the tank and have decided they don't have to use so much energy and don't have to keep moving. But, since I'm new to this I feel like I need to ask if there is something wrong with these little guys.
They were both fully quarantined using a mix of the programs from humble fish and Jay Hemdal. The water specs are as follows:
Temp 79.2
Specific gravity 1.023
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 13.0
pH 7.8
dKH ~ 8°
Ca ~ 450
Thank you for the help!
