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Old May 7th, 2008, 10:28 PM
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Help!! Clowns Stressed

I have 2 tank raised false percula clownfish. I got them 3 weeks ago from the same tank. They tail slap at each other a little but no harm it ever done, but now they are looking really stressed. Every once in a while they will what looks like throwing up a bubble and then sucking it back in. My chromis would do this all the time so I though it was normal, but then I noticed that the clowns would go limp and tip over when it happens to them. They also go into sort of a spasm when they try to tail slap each other. Could this be caused by micro-bubble damage? I cant find any spots on them so I don't think its ick. What should I do?

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Re: Help!! Clowns Stressed

Clowns will tail slap each other (and at pretty much anything in the tank) as a show of dominance and territoriality. That is normal behavior. I don't know about the bubble though. Are they eating okay? Are your water parameters good?
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Re: Help!! Clowns Stressed

I'm not worried about the tail slapping. It's just that they go into a spasm when they did. Like they would roll upside down when they did. Other than that and the bubble thing out of their mouth, they are acting normal eating great.
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Re: Help!! Clowns Stressed

It normal for clowns to twitch especially the smaller one.The smaller one does it as a submissive dance to the larger one.Now the bubbles from the mouth,I have no idea what that could be.
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Re: Help!! Clowns Stressed

submissive dance huh? that had me freaking out. Thanks reeffreak

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Re: Help!! Clowns Stressed

I've seen mine burp out a bubble a couple times, but that was it, no sucking it back in or freaking out.
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