HELP! Maroon clown trying to get high?

kholladay · 05-14-2001, 08:08 PM

Ok, now maybe he isn't the most intelligent clown in the world but I would think that he would know that he isn't going to get high off of any of the "shrooms" in my tank.

I don't understand it, I have had this guy the longest out of ANYTHING in the tank and today he started MUNCHING on every mushroom he can get his mouth on. Blue ones, red ones, hairy browns and greens. He isn't just nipping, he is SUCKING on them, on the hairy ones he is taking in as much of the "hair" as he can possibly fit in to his mouth and sucking on it. I moved the green ones and put some blue ones in their place....there he goes again. So I moved the blue ones and he went and found some others.

I thought well, maybe he is hungry, so I fed them. He went, ate, and returned to his munching. Everything is stressed now, he has hit them all at least once.

So, here is what I want to know, is what he is doing an attempt to do something beneficial to the shrooms or is he actually trying to eat them? I would like nothing better than to drop him center ice and slap shot him from the red line in to the glass (sorry, to much hockey lately).

Anyway...HELP!!!

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

SomeHairyOldGuy · 05-14-2001, 08:45 PM

Man dood you/he has got me stumped! Has he actually bitten any chunks out of the shrooms at all?
SHOG[img]/ubb/eyemouth.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by SomeHairyOldGuy (edited 05-14-2001).]

kholladay · 05-14-2001, 10:00 PM

Not for lack of trying. I turned off all the lights and will take a look at the damage in the morning.

Maybe he will behave normally tomorrow.

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

Bamm Bamm · 05-14-2001, 10:59 PM

If you have strong enough lighting and high enough water quality get her a buble tipped anenome and she'll never leave it, Problem solved..Only do this though if you will be able to sucessfully keep one alive..Dan

LisaJill · 05-14-2001, 10:59 PM

Clowns will suck on an anemones tentacles to make themselves immune to the sting, or get used to it... probably your clown is looking at taking up a host...

-Lisa

[EDIT] .. No offense Bamm Bamm, but purchasing an anemone should never, ever be offered as a 'solution' to a (perceived) problem.

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[This message has been edited by LisaJill (edited 05-15-2001).]

Bamm Bamm · 05-14-2001, 11:44 PM

If someone is an experienced hobbysit I don't see why a suggestion to keep the easiest of all anenome's is a bad idea..Given the proper conditions many, many anenome's thrive in captive tanks and many people BTA's spawn on a continual basis..
I've had a sebae anenome, for 9 months now and these are one of the hardest anenome's to keep

Dan

LisaJill · 05-14-2001, 11:57 PM

Bamm,

The problem I see with that approach is that you don't know peoples experience levels - and that includes not just the original poster or respondents, but the lurkers.

Sure - if people are here, they probably know about anemones abyssmal success rate. But then Random_Newbie00 sees your post and says

'wow, Bamm Bamm has XXX number of posts and says if I have strong enough lighting (well, I have 4 flouro's, thats two more than the shops - it MUST be strong!) and high enough water quality (the shops nitrates are 40, mine are 20! must be high water quality) I can just go get me a big ole bubble-tip anemone!

I know, this is a bit overboard /shrug.

Anyhow, just IMO.

-Lisa

[EDIT] This board needs a preview function.. [img]/ubb/wink.gif[/img]

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[This message has been edited by LisaJill (edited 05-15-2001).]

kholladay · 05-15-2001, 07:39 AM

Don't take offense Bamm, I'm sure LisaJill was just trying to point out that I could be some good ol country boy from Alabama who doesn't know the difference between a Durso standpipe and a hole in my arse. :-)

Anyway, so should I leave it alone for another day and see what happens? I turned on the lighting this morning and he went right back to doing it. He seems to be most interested in the green hairy mushroom.

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

Biomanjcs72 · 05-15-2001, 08:07 AM

Kholladay....I'm from Alabama, but I'm not a country Boy. And just for the record, my light switches at home work when I turn them on..... [img]/ubb/lol.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/lol.gif[/img]

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Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

kholladay · 05-15-2001, 08:16 AM

I knew it...I KNEW IT!!! As soon as I hit submit I KNEW there would be someone from AL here to set me straight. Just keep in mind that I didn't say that everyone from AL was a "good ol country boy", but rather that LisaJill might have been makeing that assumption.

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

Biomanjcs72 · 05-15-2001, 08:38 AM

I knew what you meant, just giving you S*&T about it....
[img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

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JCS
Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

MrSandman · 05-15-2001, 12:49 PM

kholladay,
Did you wanna sell me that clown of yours? I have a ton of shrooms that need to be killed. [img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]. Just hope to god that the clowns actions aren't helping to propogate your shrooms for you.

**SPasse** · 05-15-2001, 01:54 PM

Hi All,

Play nice everyone!

Regards,

Scott

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You can see my reeftank at http://www.homestead.com/spasse/

kholladay · 05-15-2001, 03:56 PM

Yes DAD! [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

kholladay · 05-15-2001, 09:05 PM

Damnit JCS, don't you people from AL have anything better to do than post all day long? Look, we both registered at the same time and you have well over double the amount of posts that I have!

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

Biomanjcs72 · 05-15-2001, 09:19 PM

Time Management my friend, Time management.

kholladay · 05-20-2001, 01:16 PM

HE DIED!!! The stupid thing just up and died on me. Everything in the tank seems to be doing great (with the exception of the slime algae problem)...the shrimp both molted recently, one of them the day before yesterday. Corals all look great, as wide open as they could be. I am at a complete loss. Maybe the thing got sick from sucking on to many shrooms and OD!!!

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Kyle Holladay
My Fish Site

05-14-2001, 08:08 PM	#1
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	HELP! Maroon clown trying to get high? Ok, now maybe he isn't the most intelligent clown in the world but I would think that he would know that he isn't going to get high off of any of the "shrooms" in my tank. I don't understand it, I have had this guy the longest out of ANYTHING in the tank and today he started MUNCHING on every mushroom he can get his mouth on. Blue ones, red ones, hairy browns and greens. He isn't just nipping, he is SUCKING on them, on the hairy ones he is taking in as much of the "hair" as he can possibly fit in to his mouth and sucking on it. I moved the green ones and put some blue ones in their place....there he goes again. So I moved the blue ones and he went and found some others. I thought well, maybe he is hungry, so I fed them. He went, ate, and returned to his munching. Everything is stressed now, he has hit them all at least once. So, here is what I want to know, is what he is doing an attempt to do something beneficial to the shrooms or is he actually trying to eat them? I would like nothing better than to drop him center ice and slap shot him from the red line in to the glass (sorry, to much hockey lately). Anyway...HELP!!! ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site

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05-14-2001, 08:45 PM	#2
SomeHairyOldGuy Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OU Posts: 736	Man dood you/he has got me stumped! Has he actually bitten any chunks out of the shrooms at all? SHOG[img]/ubb/eyemouth.gif[/img] [This message has been edited by SomeHairyOldGuy (edited 05-14-2001).]

05-14-2001, 10:00 PM	#3
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	Not for lack of trying. I turned off all the lights and will take a look at the damage in the morning. Maybe he will behave normally tomorrow. ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site

05-14-2001, 10:59 PM	#4
Bamm Bamm Governor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Chico, NOR CAL Posts: 2,215	If you have strong enough lighting and high enough water quality get her a buble tipped anenome and she'll never leave it, Problem solved..Only do this though if you will be able to sucessfully keep one alive..Dan

05-14-2001, 10:59 PM	#5
LisaJill Echoes of mercy.... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 112	Clowns will suck on an anemones tentacles to make themselves immune to the sting, or get used to it... probably your clown is looking at taking up a host... -Lisa [EDIT] .. No offense Bamm Bamm, but purchasing an anemone should never, ever be offered as a 'solution' to a (perceived) problem. ------------------ http://www.lisa-jill.com [This message has been edited by LisaJill (edited 05-15-2001).]

05-14-2001, 11:44 PM	#6
Bamm Bamm Governor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Chico, NOR CAL Posts: 2,215	If someone is an experienced hobbysit I don't see why a suggestion to keep the easiest of all anenome's is a bad idea..Given the proper conditions many, many anenome's thrive in captive tanks and many people BTA's spawn on a continual basis.. I've had a sebae anenome, for 9 months now and these are one of the hardest anenome's to keep Dan

05-14-2001, 11:57 PM	#7
LisaJill Echoes of mercy.... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 112	Bamm, The problem I see with that approach is that you don't know peoples experience levels - and that includes not just the original poster or respondents, but the lurkers. Sure - if people are here, they probably know about anemones abyssmal success rate. But then Random_Newbie00 sees your post and says 'wow, Bamm Bamm has XXX number of posts and says if I have strong enough lighting (well, I have 4 flouro's, thats two more than the shops - it MUST be strong!) and high enough water quality (the shops nitrates are 40, mine are 20! must be high water quality) I can just go get me a big ole bubble-tip anemone! I know, this is a bit overboard /shrug. Anyhow, just IMO. -Lisa [EDIT] This board needs a preview function.. [img]/ubb/wink.gif[/img] ------------------ http://www.lisa-jill.com [This message has been edited by LisaJill (edited 05-15-2001).]

05-15-2001, 07:39 AM	#8
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	Don't take offense Bamm, I'm sure LisaJill was just trying to point out that I could be some good ol country boy from Alabama who doesn't know the difference between a Durso standpipe and a hole in my arse. :-) Anyway, so should I leave it alone for another day and see what happens? I turned on the lighting this morning and he went right back to doing it. He seems to be most interested in the green hairy mushroom. ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site

05-15-2001, 08:07 AM	#9
Biomanjcs72 Mayor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Birmingham, Al, USA Posts: 815	Kholladay....I'm from Alabama, but I'm not a country Boy. And just for the record, my light switches at home work when I turn them on..... [img]/ubb/lol.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/lol.gif[/img] ------------------ JCS Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

05-15-2001, 08:16 AM	#10
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	I knew it...I KNEW IT!!! As soon as I hit submit I KNEW there would be someone from AL here to set me straight. Just keep in mind that I didn't say that everyone from AL was a "good ol country boy", but rather that LisaJill might have been makeing that assumption. ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site

05-15-2001, 08:38 AM	#11
Biomanjcs72 Mayor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Birmingham, Al, USA Posts: 815	I knew what you meant, just giving you S*&T about it.... [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ------------------ JCS Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you.

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05-15-2001, 12:49 PM	#12
MrSandman Tenant Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: South Bay, Ca., USA Posts: 74	kholladay, Did you wanna sell me that clown of yours? I have a ton of shrooms that need to be killed. [img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]. Just hope to god that the clowns actions aren't helping to propogate your shrooms for you.

05-15-2001, 01:54 PM	#13
SPasse Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Forney Texas USA Posts: 2,298	Hi All, Play nice everyone! Regards, Scott ------------------ The definition of an expert is a washed-up drip under pressure. You can see my reeftank at http://www.homestead.com/spasse/

05-15-2001, 03:56 PM	#14
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	Yes DAD! [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site

05-15-2001, 09:05 PM	#15
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	Damnit JCS, don't you people from AL have anything better to do than post all day long? Look, we both registered at the same time and you have well over double the amount of posts that I have! ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site

05-15-2001, 09:19 PM	#16
Biomanjcs72 Mayor Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Birmingham, Al, USA Posts: 815	Time Management my friend, Time management.

05-20-2001, 01:16 PM	#17
kholladay Tenant Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 83	HE DIED!!! The stupid thing just up and died on me. Everything in the tank seems to be doing great (with the exception of the slime algae problem)...the shrimp both molted recently, one of them the day before yesterday. Corals all look great, as wide open as they could be. I am at a complete loss. Maybe the thing got sick from sucking on to many shrooms and OD!!! ------------------ Kyle Holladay My Fish Site