| Clown fish sometimes do this - swimming in the middle of the tank, towards the glass then back again - to stake out territory when they don't have an anemone. IME more so with smaller breeds like the amphiprion percula and the like. Less so with breeds like the premnas biaculeatus (The Maroon Clown I think is the common name).
Brine shrimp is a good starter to kick their appetites off, but solely isn't a suitable diet for clown fish more than a couple of months old. Your advantage is that you've got a relatively small population. If they are a bit young, I'd recommend getting some shrimp, fish, squid, anything from the sea that hasn't been seasoned or spiced (including things like Nori), and throw it all in the blender along with some brine shrimp so it's got the consistancy of runny paste.
Use some ice cube trays (or whatever) pour the mix in and freeze. Huzzah, IMO some of the best food that you can give a juvenile (and adult for that matter) clown fish. Also heard of people putting some of that aquarium garlic in there as a bit of an immuno booster.
That's a common recipe which is especially good for breeding clown fishes, and any left overs can be picked up by any stray inhabitants that you may have lurking in the deep.
WARNING: Use this at peril of it taking a fair amount of time, and may incur the wraith of significant other / room mate / family member for putting that gunk in the blender and using up a perfectly good ice cube tray.
Yummmmmmyyyy. |