Clown Fishes Swims at the Top

[sohail212]

Hello,

I am running 28G saltwater aquarium for a month. I have added two baby clown fishes a week ago. When the lights are turned off, both fishes swim back of the tank and at the top. Is it common or is there anything wrong?

I have attached the picture.

thanks for the feedback....

[BonsaiNut]

Nothing wrong. Your fish are captive bred and they learned that behavior at the breeder at an early age. Had they been wild caught fish they would not behave that way. Regardless, it is not a sign of anything wrong - it is simply an unusual learned behavior.

[Tmoriarty]

Before my wild caught clowns associated with my anemone they swimmed near the top in a corner of the tank, not at all uncommon for clownfish.

[rgauvin]

I wish my clowns spend more time low int he tank :(

[JohnniG]

My clownfish have this manner too.

[dc]

In the 4 years I had these, they never did stop.

http://images29.fotki.com/v1006/photos/2/28482/1806483/Dsc07680Percs-vi.jpg

[t4zalews]

I had clownfish that did this, I also have had chromis and my mated filefish do this every night. If you can get them to take to something lower in the tank they will stay low in the tank. I coaxed the clownfish into an anemone I had and once one takes to it the other one is soon to follow. I find it funny that I only find perc and occ's to do this.

[chiblackhawks4]

I think youre ok. As stated before this is probably a learned behavior as long as you arent noticing any other unusual acts.

[BigCountry74]

normal. your fine.

[sohail212]

They are tank raised Clowns, thanks for your responses.

[kretzkiller]

I had one jump out and have heard stories about others, so a top would be advised.

[WestTexreefer]

I have a true Perc. That sleeps the same way.

[telijah]

My two percs are pretty neat. At night they generally "hover" around the bottom. When I am home with lights out, they are all over the tank. When the lights are on, one of them like to do "laps" around the tank which is quite funny. Only thing I have never searched up on is, after now putting about 40 pounds of rock in my tank, they do not seem to like to swim "through" the rock, always around it.