Clownfish always hiding

likwid · #1 07-12-2010, 06:09 PM

Hey guys,

I have had my Cinnamon Clownfish for about 3 years now and about 6 months ago he started hiding all the time during the day. He also gets easily frightened, and a lot of times won't even come out of hiding during feeding time. At night, he swims around the tank and lays around in his anemone the entire time.

His only tank mates are some hermit crabs and a Randall's Goby that has been with him the entire 3 years.

I hate to sound cruel, but I like a lot of activity in my tank, and with him hiding the entire time the lights are on, I am inclined to return him to a pet store in exchange for another clown.

If anyone has had a clownfish act like this, or has any suggestions, please feel free to share.

Snaz · #2 07-12-2010, 06:11 PM

A wild guess here but perhaps your daytime lights are not grounded properly and he is being affected by stray voltage?

likwid · #3 07-12-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Snaz

A wild guess here but perhaps your daytime lights are not grounded properly and he is being affected by stray voltage?

Using stock 28g NanoCube HQI lighting. What is the best way to check for this?

Wouldn't my inverts/corals suffer if there was enough stray voltage in the tank that my clownfish is being effected that much by it? My corals have been growing like mad.

likwid · #4 07-12-2010, 08:06 PM

Bump.

kevNnic · #5 07-13-2010, 03:42 AM

if you can get your hands on a voltmeter you can check the fixture for current, i would also imagine it would work for the water as well.

Hope that helps.

someone might want to chime in on this, but if there is electrical current in the water the voltmeter should pick it up

likwid · #6 07-13-2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevNnic

if you can get your hands on a voltmeter you can check the fixture for current, i would also imagine it would work for the water as well.

Hope that helps.

someone might want to chime in on this, but if there is electrical current in the water the voltmeter should pick it up

Before I go out an buy a multimeter to measure this, can anyone comment on this?

Riddle me this:
Wouldn't my inverts/corals suffer if there was enough stray voltage in the tank that my clownfish is being effected that much by it? My corals have been growing like mad.