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We named them that, cause ALL day long, they swim
against the jet current. As soon as they get clear,
they turn around and do it again (as if they're
loving it). So we figured they LOVE to work out.
So we named them Hanz & Franz...(we're sad, aren't
we?) These too muscle heads are not only UNafraid of us... but actually seem very interested in what we're doing. Every time you walk up to the tank, they just swim right up to the glass, and stare at you. And if you stick your hands in the tank, they think you're food, and immediately start trying to eat you! (relax...it tickles) They're pretty easy to tell apart. Hanz is more orange than yellow, and Franz is more yellow than orange, not to mention considerably bigger. (which means Franz is actually a female...but with body builders, can you really tell the difference?) On your right, you'll notice that Hanz (the male) is the one at the top, and Franz (the female), is the one at the bottom. The neat/wierd thing about clown fish (and most damsels in general) is that they can change sex. Lets say you go to the fish store, and buy two random clown fish that are the same size, and add them to your tank. They will either kill each other (as clowns can be quite territorial), or will get along. If they get along, over time, the more dominant one will start turning into a female and start getting a little bigger than the other, who becomes the male. You now have a mated pair of clown fish! |
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They sleep right next to the overflow chamber.
One night, Hanz must have been in a deep sleep, and
fell into the overflow. I never knew, and thought him dead and eaten. About Three weeks went by, with Franz being sad, mopey, and just plain miserable (left). I finally got around to cleaning out the overflow (as part of my regular maintenance), and low-and-behold, there he was, Hanz, in perfect shape! I scooped him up, put him back in the the main display, and I SWEAR I could hear both of them singing with delight! |
Last updated 10/13/05