my marroons are bugging me

swissgaurd · 04-19-2009, 01:54 PM

heres my problem
i have a mated pair if tank raised marroons,
the female keeps stirring up the sand.
ive put rock where she does this.
i know this is natural.but is there a way i can stop this from happening.
the pair took home to a candycane that was in centre of tank,she does it directly infront of candycane,ive moved candycane to one side but shes still doing it in centre of tank.

vic

lcstorc · 04-19-2009, 02:00 PM

I wish I could be helpful but both my maroon and my clarkii do the same thing. The Clarkii are always cloging the filter with her sand piles.

Clownfish518 · 04-19-2009, 02:01 PM

Nope, not a thing you can do; she is just preparing her nest. Very common in clowns, sort of goes with the territory

swissgaurd · 04-19-2009, 02:06 PM

i wonder if i remove the rubble it may work,she only seems to do it more if i add rubble to the location.
ive had these clowns for 2 yrs and been good so far.

Clownfish518 · 04-19-2009, 03:12 PM

This activity is associated with reproduction, and she is all grown up now is all. That's why she did not do it before

If you want her to spawn, she will need a stable environment, which means no changes. If you don't care about spawning, removing the substrate may work

Royalscott · 04-19-2009, 03:30 PM

My female Clarki does this all the time, but has yet to lay any eggs.

Clownfish518 · 04-19-2009, 03:49 PM

Yeah, it does not mean they will spawn. Clowns are much, much more likely to spawn with no one else in the tank. Often they develop and reabsorb eggs. They need to feel absolutely stress free and secure to spawn

swissgaurd · 04-19-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Clownfish518

Yeah, it does not mean they will spawn. Clowns are much, much more likely to spawn with no one else in the tank. Often they develop and reabsorb eggs. They need to feel absolutely stress free and secure to spawn

omg stress free
she stresses me out ,lol
i think buy moving the candycane into the corner and off the sand is working.
i think shes maybe gonna be happier with her little corner.
there a good pair of marroons and dont seem to bother with other fish checking out there territory

Clownfish518 · 04-19-2009, 05:25 PM

Sounds like your good to go. My perc female just defended her nem from a snail that wandered too close. They are so entertaining

04-19-2009, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
swissgaurd Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: mississauga,canada Posts: 540 View Gallery Karma Komment	my marroons are bugging me heres my problem i have a mated pair if tank raised marroons, the female keeps stirring up the sand. ive put rock where she does this. i know this is natural.but is there a way i can stop this from happening. the pair took home to a candycane that was in centre of tank,she does it directly infront of candycane,ive moved candycane to one side but shes still doing it in centre of tank. vic __________________ [SIGPIC TANK ON PRODIBO 82 gallon mixed reef, dual 250 watt 20K radium, in a PFO pendant powered by icecaps,2x 110 VHO actinics/ ice caps.approx.70 lbs indo rock.tunze top up system. junior MTC calcium reactor.ASM G3 skimmer,SWISSGAURD, powder blue tang,mated pair of GSM's,multicolor angel,green wrasse,ocean tang, sps,zoos,softies,frogspawn,mushrooms,candycane,,xe nia, nass.,astrea snails,serpant,brittle stars,sea cucumbers tank running on redsea pro.converting to D-D salt

04-19-2009, 02:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: my marroons are bugging me I wish I could be helpful but both my maroon and my clarkii do the same thing. The Clarkii are always cloging the filter with her sand piles. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

04-19-2009, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my marroons are bugging me Nope, not a thing you can do; she is just preparing her nest. Very common in clowns, sort of goes with the territory __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

04-19-2009, 02:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
swissgaurd Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: mississauga,canada Posts: 540 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my marroons are bugging me i wonder if i remove the rubble it may work,she only seems to do it more if i add rubble to the location. ive had these clowns for 2 yrs and been good so far. __________________ [SIGPIC TANK ON PRODIBO 82 gallon mixed reef, dual 250 watt 20K radium, in a PFO pendant powered by icecaps,2x 110 VHO actinics/ ice caps.approx.70 lbs indo rock.tunze top up system. junior MTC calcium reactor.ASM G3 skimmer,SWISSGAURD, powder blue tang,mated pair of GSM's,multicolor angel,green wrasse,ocean tang, sps,zoos,softies,frogspawn,mushrooms,candycane,,xe nia, nass.,astrea snails,serpant,brittle stars,sea cucumbers tank running on redsea pro.converting to D-D salt

04-19-2009, 03:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my marroons are bugging me This activity is associated with reproduction, and she is all grown up now is all. That's why she did not do it before If you want her to spawn, she will need a stable environment, which means no changes. If you don't care about spawning, removing the substrate may work __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

04-19-2009, 03:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Royalscott Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 905 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my marroons are bugging me My female Clarki does this all the time, but has yet to lay any eggs. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube, 14 Gallon Bio Cube 34 gallon Solana & 3 gallon Picotope The Nano Club Wear Gloves

04-19-2009, 03:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my marroons are bugging me Yeah, it does not mean they will spawn. Clowns are much, much more likely to spawn with no one else in the tank. Often they develop and reabsorb eggs. They need to feel absolutely stress free and secure to spawn __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

04-19-2009, 05:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: my marroons are bugging me Sounds like your good to go. My perc female just defended her nem from a snail that wandered too close. They are so entertaining __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

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