Maroon Clown doing burn-outs?!?

[frank]

Hey y'all...

My maroon clown has been doing this every since I got her but now that the new tank has A LOT of sand space it is a pain...

Essentially the clown is just sticking her tail in the sand and flapping it back and forth until she shoots out of the cloud of sand... I swear it is like she is doing burn-outs...

What is up? Is her butt itchy? Is she looking for substrate hiding food critters? Or is she showing off for the amuzement of the other tank inhabs?

Thanks!
Frank

 

[darren24]

My clown hangs out in the bottom corner of my tank. It keeps the entire corner clear of any sand. No idea why though.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

shes preparing her nest (home site). My maroon does this around her anemone, and is frantic about it before spawning.

 

[xyzpdq0121]

Yes It is pretty normal and yes it is an PITA... It seems like they do this more in the absence on a host anemone but they will do it at any rate.

 

[frank]

Awww... Bless her pea-pickin' heart... She's got about as much chance of spawning right now as I do :whistling:

Hey wait, I could go out to a club, errr uh I mean library or something every once in awhile and try to find a mate :slap:

 

[jefft]

You could go to Myspace, write to a young girl and go meet her at her house and maybe get a chance to go on TV!!!! Later they will put you in a place that will allow you to mate all the time! lol I know this has nothing to do with Clowns, but it's Saturday night and I have nothing better to do than watch Dateline on my TIVO.

 

[frank]

ssssshhhh! dont go blowin' my crackspace cover! :shades:

I'm on there as Marcello, an Abercrombie model that spends 19 hours a day doing crunches and the other 5 hours whitening my teeth...

 

[tsciarini]

Come on Frank... the only crunch Ive seen you do is down on a pretzel with a beer in the other hand.
:lol2:

 

[FutureInterest]

She's exhibiting some hosting behavior, which is normal. Clowns will inevitably host in something whether it be a coral, anenome, or a pirate ship... they'll find something to call home. Give her a bubble tip and she'll keep it tidy instead of your sand.