Curious since I haven't noticed anyone mentioning this as a standard behavior.
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One Clown fish is in the tank. A month or 2 ago I noticed a pile of sand popped out from the rock. Then it was bigger.
Wondered if I had put some pwc water in the tank too hard and it popped out from under the rocks towards the front.
Then the other day it looked to be maybe 3 inches, almost 4 high, and I hadn't done any water changes and putting the water in from the back of the tank. I did a pwc today and vac'ed the sand some and noticed the area behind the sand pile was nearly bare.
Today I vac'ed down the mini tower of sand.
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Tonight, saw sand flying out of the space where the sand pile is and ran over to see what was going on, and there was the Clownfish cleaning out his /her cave.
I never noticed this behavior with my pair of Saddleback Clowns.
Anyone see this with their Clownfish? I might understand if it was paired up.
The tank 46G has about 80-100lbs of rock (a handful of frags) and 1.5-2.5" sand, a bit more in a few spots, lol.
Been running about a year and a half I think, in its current tank, but have had different (simple SW) tanks larger and smaller over the past 6+ years.
[46G Clownfish has been living with a Yellow Clown Goby, original fish, with a Blue Green Chromis and one full sized Coral Banded Shrimp, various snails and one hermit.] Parameters are all in in normal ranges.
Have had these guys - a year or so for the Clownfish, Chromis longer than that, and the Clown Goby 6 years.
Who? me?
This pic is back when he was a little guy
These are older pics, I am having technical difficulties and can't load a fts /new pics atm.
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One Clown fish is in the tank. A month or 2 ago I noticed a pile of sand popped out from the rock. Then it was bigger.
Wondered if I had put some pwc water in the tank too hard and it popped out from under the rocks towards the front.
Then the other day it looked to be maybe 3 inches, almost 4 high, and I hadn't done any water changes and putting the water in from the back of the tank. I did a pwc today and vac'ed the sand some and noticed the area behind the sand pile was nearly bare.
Today I vac'ed down the mini tower of sand.
~~~~~~~~~
Tonight, saw sand flying out of the space where the sand pile is and ran over to see what was going on, and there was the Clownfish cleaning out his /her cave.
I never noticed this behavior with my pair of Saddleback Clowns.
Anyone see this with their Clownfish? I might understand if it was paired up.
The tank 46G has about 80-100lbs of rock (a handful of frags) and 1.5-2.5" sand, a bit more in a few spots, lol.
Been running about a year and a half I think, in its current tank, but have had different (simple SW) tanks larger and smaller over the past 6+ years.
[46G Clownfish has been living with a Yellow Clown Goby, original fish, with a Blue Green Chromis and one full sized Coral Banded Shrimp, various snails and one hermit.] Parameters are all in in normal ranges.
Have had these guys - a year or so for the Clownfish, Chromis longer than that, and the Clown Goby 6 years.
Who? me?
This pic is back when he was a little guy
These are older pics, I am having technical difficulties and can't load a fts /new pics atm.