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09/05/2009, 03:27 PM
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my fish is having a nightmare!
literally, i think my fish is having a nightmare. well last night i went to check on my tank with a flashlight and noticed my clown was going absoultely crazy in the anemone jerking around and diving into it, not normal clown behavior with a nem. it was so bad the nem was stressed out ( nem 8inches in diameter, 1 inch clown so you can see how crazy he was goin) almost like a dog trying to run in his sleep. there was nothing in the tank bothering the clown and every once in a while at night i see him do this. is he dreaming? can fish dream? if not, why would he be doing this? he is normally very calm, especially at night
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09/05/2009, 03:49 PM
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calm him with valium dosages
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09/05/2009, 03:52 PM
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You were probably freaking him out by shining a light on him while sleeping.
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09/05/2009, 04:01 PM
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09/05/2009, 07:48 PM
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My clownfish do the same thing if I shine the light on them or turn the room lights on after the tank lights have been out for a while. He probably just got spooked.
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09/06/2009, 05:00 AM
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09/06/2009, 07:41 AM
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hell........i do the same thing when my wife turns the lights on in the early morning!
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09/06/2009, 09:09 AM
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09/06/2009, 09:15 AM
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My clown is just a nut too. At first I was all paranoid something was wrong because he literally sleeps at the surface of the water beside my overflow box. He's been doing it for months though so I guess its just a crazy clown thing. He's probably sad that his frogspawn died
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09/06/2009, 10:05 AM
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My Angel does the fraggin! |
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09/07/2009, 10:16 AM
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i use a rly dim red light. and i can see him doing it when i turn a light on in the room and it makes the tank a little visible.
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