View Full Version : Clown Knife - Strange Behavior ??
Yamash
09-27-2005, 9:05 PM
Hi,
I am new here and just want to say this is a great site !. I have a 15" clown knife in a 80 gal. tank. I do about 50-60% water changes every week. I have noticed that when I vacuum and clean the gravel, the clown knife comes by and starts to "flash" or rub its body along the gravel. It doesn't do this on a regular basis, only when I am cleaning the gravel. Just wanted to know if anyone has experienced this and if this is some type of territorial marking by the clown knife ? Or is my clown knife really strange ?!!
rallysman
09-27-2005, 9:10 PM
I dont know what it means, but sometimes mine does that to my jag and catfish...strange stuff
IoStrisciare
09-27-2005, 11:05 PM
Hi,
I am new here and just want to say this is a great site !. I have a 15" clown knife in a 80 gal. tank. I do about 50-60% water changes every week. I have noticed that when I vacuum and clean the gravel, the clown knife comes by and starts to "flash" or rub its body along the gravel. It doesn't do this on a regular basis, only when I am cleaning the gravel. Just wanted to know if anyone has experienced this and if this is some type of territorial marking by the clown knife ? Or is my clown knife really strange ?!!
Does it eat properly and illness free?
If it does... then in the immortal words of a fellow hobbyist:
"If its healthy then who cares about the rest?" :ROFL:
"If its healthy then who cares about the rest?"
Yep, LOL. Clowns just do sort of strange things, I wouldn't worry about it.
IoStrisciare
09-28-2005, 12:27 AM
"If its healthy then who cares about the rest?"
Yep, LOL. Clowns just do sort of strange things, I wouldn't worry about it.
yup,
all fish have their own idiosyncrasies... for example, I have a channa that will only snatch food from other fishes to eat. If no one touches the food he won't take it at all. :grinyes:
yup,
all fish have their own idiosyncrasies... for example, I have a channa that will only snatch food from other fishes to eat. If no one touches the food he won't take it at all. :grinyes:
LOL! This would make a great thread in the general aquarium discussion. :D I have a wolf that'll only eat if I drop in WAY too much food for him to get down, then he leaves the rest sitting on the bottom for me to clean up. :confused: :ROFL:
IoStrisciare
09-28-2005, 12:33 AM
LOL! This would make a great thread in the general aquarium discussion. :D I have a wolf that'll only eat if I drop in WAY too much food for him to get down, then he leaves the rest sitting on the bottom for me to clean up. :confused: :ROFL:
I'll open one now.
Lets leave this thread to the clown knife's prob. :grinyes:
I'll open one now.
Lets leave this thread to the clown knife's prob. :grinyes:
Woops... me too, ROFL!
lissyb2003
10-19-2005, 5:48 PM
Yea... mine has never done that, but he does other strange things for no apparent reason either
summer_rain466
02-13-2006, 10:35 PM
just got a new 125g tank.... looking for some nice fish to display... any suggestions?
messiner
02-14-2006, 4:15 PM
yeah, just a tad off topic........newbie
start your own thread bro, you will have better luck
as for the knife mine does it from time to time. others too
rottbo
02-21-2006, 7:34 PM
my knife does it too but he will move big rocks and other stuff around and he loves to rub up against my big aro he also runs the glass if your face is right up to it hes a freakin weirdo but ya gotta love em