Clownfish acting strange

maveri9720 · 03-14-2007, 01:20 PM

Hey all, I just noticed my False Perc not acting right last night and it has continued into today. He was just laying on the sand last night and not doing much of anything. He was the same way this morning and then he hid for awhile and now I have found him in the corner in front of my overflow, just swimming lazily.

He doesn't have any spots on him, he isn't breathing heavy, his fins look fine.

Up until now, he has been very happy and swims around alot and has eaten well. This all came out of the blue, so to speak, so I was wondering if anyone has any advice.

My QT is set-up and running, so if I need to net him and put him in there for observation or treatment, I can do that.

It's a peaceful tank and I've had him for about 4 months or so. He's alittle less than 2" long and I got him a buddy about 2 weeks ago that's about 2 1/2" long and they have been getting along fine.

Param's are normal and everyone else in the tank is doing fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

maveri9720 · 03-14-2007, 01:41 PM

Quick Update:

I just tried to feed my fish, so I shut all my pumps off and tried to target feed the Clownfish. No luck, he wants no part of it. Then, while I was feeding the other fish, I noticed the Clownfish lying on the sand. So I netted him and put him in the QT. Tried to feed him there and still nothing.

He's swimming around some in there, which is kinda good, but I'm not sure what to do now.

fish.freak · 03-14-2007, 01:43 PM

without any other symptoms Im stumped too, how long since it ate?

combiemaster · 03-14-2007, 03:17 PM

i think he is doing the sexy dance he is going to turn sex if you added a nother clown to it and they are the same size one will turn into afemale and will get bigger have you seen him shake

maveri9720 · 03-14-2007, 03:23 PM

Another quickie:

A few minutes after I put him into the QT, he was on the bottom, breathing heavily. So, I decided that he might have Brook and gave him a 5 minute Formalin dip, b/c that's all he could take.

I put him back into the QT and at first, he was at the bottom again and I thought he was done, but I changed for work and was about to leave and checked on him and he was at least swimming around alittle, struggling to stay alive.

Sux I am at work now and have no idea what's going on.

Would have stayed home, but there's not much else I can do for him.

I hope it's not Brook, b/c I have the other clown in there and I will be getting a tang soon, so I don't want them getting it either.

I had to do something though, b/c he was deteriorating? fast and I don't want to stand by and watch him die.

Don't really think he is going to make it though.

And it is no dance. He's dying and lying on the bottom of the tank breathing heavily. I wish it were that though.

He last ate fine yest I believe. I feed everyday.

deathmatch782 · 03-14-2007, 03:38 PM

I had the exact same thing happen to one of my clowns.

Not eating or swimming normally. Laying on the sand and breathing heavily. Unfortunetly, she didn't make it 72 hours.

I don't think that its brook. As none of the other fish I had were fine.

maveri9720 · 03-14-2007, 04:28 PM

Yea, that's so weird. Like someone flipped a light switch with his health. One day, happy, healthy and swimming actively, the next day, on death's doorstep.

Very strange.

zero186 · 03-14-2007, 05:46 PM

my flase clown i found just laying on the bottom and it happened 2 days in a row keep feeding up and then woke up one day and she was fine thats weird huh?

Mike01z · 03-14-2007, 10:07 PM

so hows he doing now?

maveri9720 · 03-14-2007, 10:42 PM

Well, sadly to report, my wife came home and found our buddy sucked up against the filter intake of the HOB filter, dead.

I still have no real idea of what happened and that bothers me.

My wife and I took a great liking to him and he will be sorely missed.

Everyone else in the tank is doing well and maybe this weekend, I'll get another one to pair up with my widow now.

fish.freak · 03-14-2007, 10:43 PM

that sux

dachsienutt · 03-18-2007, 09:44 PM

I have a clown that is acting funny too. The anemone she was in just died today but was looking bad yesterday. I noticed that the clown was not swimming in the anemone yesterday, as if she knew the anemone was dying..................Now the clown, who is the dominant of the pair, is thinning and will not eat. Any suggestions?? Is She in mourning??

fish.freak · 03-19-2007, 12:50 AM

could be "sad", I would do a water change just in case the anemone realsed any toxins.
The thinning would not have been due to this, fish can go days w/o eating