Hi, I am an owner of two clownfish that I am to believe may already be a mated pair. But the female has not been very active lately. She keeps sitting at the bottow of the tank. I have done everything I can think of I check salt levels I'm feeding them regularly and keeping the tank clean. So I do not understand what the problem is, or if it is just a behaviorial trait they have. So if there is anyone that has any insight, I would greatly appreciate the help. Thank You.
First time clownfish owner... Help Please
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Tell us more about your tank... how old is it, size, how often you do water changes, what chemical filtration do you run if any, what do you feed & how much at a time and how often, and anything else you can tell us. Have you tested for ammonia?
its a 20 gallon tank and we just got it we've had set up for a little over a month now and we just got the clown fish about a week ago once the salt levels were good and we just have a filter system in it, along with a couple snails and a shrimp. And her breathing seems heavy to me
Did you "cycle" the tank?
How often are you doing water changes? (if at all)
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ners/20945-just-exactly-what-cycled-tank.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...rs/33555-look-frequently-asked-questions.html
How often are you doing water changes? (if at all)
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ners/20945-just-exactly-what-cycled-tank.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...rs/33555-look-frequently-asked-questions.html
Is the "this" above... cycling the tank (answer once) or water changes or both ? ( I do 15% weekly water changes - huge key to my tanks livestock health)
Got some homework to do... :read: :read: :read: not hard to keep saltwater fish & a reef tank, but you do have to learn a bit ... to have success
She's infected with a parasite. I had two clowns that did the same thing, though I let them fight it off since they were swimming and eating regularly, and now they poop perfectly normal. Feed a healthy diet with variety, not just brine shrimp. Try mysis shrimp and a good quality pellet food such as New Life Spectrum.
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Personally I QT all my fish and during the QT I feed them 4 weeks (3 straight days i a week) of food containing praziquantel......take a read through this AFTER you do water changes and finish your cycle:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...worming-marine-fish-super-pooper-snooper.html
Can you have your LFS hold your fish until you cycle it? CF are hardy but it isn't healthy for them.
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...worming-marine-fish-super-pooper-snooper.html
Can you have your LFS hold your fish until you cycle it? CF are hardy but it isn't healthy for them.
cromwella20
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QT is a Quarantine Tank and LSF stands for Local Fish Store.
catran
Well-Known Member
Make sure you read the Frequently Asked Questions that Nanoreefingfun listed the link to. Unfortunately, your tank was not properly cycled and your fish were stressed because of that. Some fish can handle it (although not recommended at all) and some fish get sick from it. Please get a saltwater test kit that contains ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and phosphate tests and test your water for high levels of any of those. Make sure you change 10% of your water with fresh saltwater and that may help any high levels that may be affecting the fish. You can do that every day or every other day. Do you filter your tap water with a RO/DI filter? If not, you need to get one....