Maroon Clown digging

[Kawaii]

My maroon clown was living in a piece of coral here:

http://nikki.e90post.com/personal/images/fish_tank11.jpg

We've had the maroon since April of last year and we've had the coral for a couple months now. The maroon used to pick at it a lot and the coral got a large spot in it that was either dead or recessed that the maroon used to hang out in. Well the coral started to deteriorate--I don't know if it was the maroon's fault or not--and since it died, within the past week, my maroon has dug himself a rather large hole by picking up sand and spitting it out and fanning his rear fin vigourously at the spot. Is this healthy?

[bertoni]

That's pretty normal. They do tend to dig, etc, a lot.

[Reef_|<eeper]

My percula dig too. I have a pair of them.

[Kawaii]

It's kind of neat to watch, I was just wondering if I should replace his coral ASAP or just let him live in his hole?

[bertoni]

I don't see any point in replacing the coral. She'll likely just kill it. (After a year, you have a "she".) Clownfish don't need an anemone in captivity.

[sundance1]

I have a pair of GSM that do this too.