clown

[reefheadhbyst]

my clown fish is hiding in a conner all the time i only have one and it only comes out to eat what is it doing?

[Ninong]

what is it doing?

Hiding?

Maybe it doesn't have a place to call home where it can feel secure? From the photo in your profile, it appears you may have quite a few fish for a 40-gal tank. In particular, that beautiful Acanthurus japonicus needs something much larger than 40-gallons. I wouldn't advise keeping any tangs in a 40-gal tank.

[cichlidfort]

Unless it feels threatened by some type of predatory species in the tank, this is pretty much usual clown behavior when they are not hosting any type of invertebrate. How long has your tank been setup?

[reefheadhbyst]

what you see in that pic is all dead except 4 damsels and a clown so i've had the clown for a year hes never done that not even at night but now he is all five fish get along when he is out to eat so now what damsels are 2 4 striped 1 blue velvet and a blue damsel and a clown so ????????????

[FireEater]

Maybe the damsels have started to pick on him, they are mean-evil fish.

All fish will get along it seems when food is fed to them. They are only worried about getting the most food at that point.

[reefheadhbyst]

i had them all 5 fish togeather for 2 months but all of the sudden he hides?

[reefheadhbyst]

any thing ninong????

[FireEater]

i had them all 5 fish togeather for 2 months but all of the sudden he hides?

Yep, it most likely got to the point where the fish has had enough of them.