Maroon Clown forms a depression on sand bed...

[lesjack]

Hi all, need info on this:

my maroon clown usually hangs around its anemone since I got it seven to eight months ago. But for the past few days, I noticed a depression created on the sandbed just beneath the anemone (the anemone sits on a LR). Kept spreading the sand out but the depression comes back the next day. Happened to walk by the tank on Sunday and noticed the culprit in action: maroon clown fans the sandbed with its tail until the depression is created. Anyone can explain this observation? I have only one clown, 3 chromis, 2 dispar anthias, a coral beauty, one cleaner wrasse in the tank...and some buttons, mushroom and LPS.

[strat]

Well, my YT also like to do this..no idea why also.

Maybe it's too bored...

[DeepSea]

Mine too... my fire clown does that... maybe it is trying to dust out the micro organism from the sand to feed its host anemone...

[penyu]

I'm also experiencing the same problem. My yellow tail damsel really likes to do that. Other then causing a depression, it also clouds the water.

[ReDDeviLs]

my false percula clown in my sump also does that, weird haha

[vicky]

dear reefers, mine 3 inch tomato clown does that too. will form a hole untill the glass beneath can see . that is nothing, it just want to play around with the sand. did ask henry from ML. say no problem, just act of play.

[lesjack]

Hi all...thanks, glad to know its normal. Did some search today in the web and that found that certain fishes clears away debris from sandbed to lay eggs...but I have only one clown...so must be pseudopregnancy...

[flubberina13]

might be creating a nest to lay eggs...but you only got one clownfish, right?

Then watch out for mutants in the making...

[flubberina13]

Hi all...thanks, glad to know its normal. Did some search today in the web and that found that certain fishes clears away debris from sandbed to lay eggs...but I have only one clown...so must be pseudopregnancy...

oops...solie...

Didn't see this post when I posted...redundant info on my part...