Kkiel02 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ok just tested the water and ammonia and nitrite were at 0. Nitrate relatively low it was between the 0 and 5ppm colors on the api test kit. So yesterday I noticed the smaller of the two clowns was not eating pellets, I then cut a frozen mysis cube in half and fed them that before supper. Still no eating response. Im going to try garlic extract with the pellets to see if it will eat that. But here are the symptoms: The dorsal and pectoral fins are retracted to the body, the usually clear tip part of the fin is turning much more white in color, and there is slight discoloration in the orange color areas(although this has been there since they were purchased from aquatek last week). Before this they were both eating fine and swimming freely(the smaller one also seems to be struggling to keep up with the larger one). Also every so often it will go into little spasms which I was told to be a way to show the other it is submissive but what do yall think? There isnt white spots like ick and it isnt coated in slime but any ideas on what this could be or how to treat it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkiel02 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 P.S. I would take a picture of it but it really doesnt look much different just has its fins retracted a little more than the bigger one. This was the last addition besides beefing up my clean up crew yesterday. The only other fish tankmates are some kupang damsels that stay hidden in the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkiel02 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Well after talking to a couple people they agreed that it is probably stressed. I called aquatek and they said that these were wild caught which are far more likely to be stressed than the tank raised. Well I am keeping my fingers crossed and I started a qt tank today if something comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Are these the Amphiprion Percula clowns? I've purchased two clowns from Aquatek and they lived for around 1 1/2 years. Never did I see a sign of stress in them. However, it sounds to me like the clown is just adjusting to it's environment. There is an off chance that they are going through what I've heard it referred to as "the battle of the sexes." . In this process, the clowns decide their sexes, and the larger one becomes the dominate female. Also, Clown get their name not only for their colors, but also for their goofy way of swimming. It is quite common for their dorsal fin to be down while they swim. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkiel02 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Well im starting to get a little worried as the smaller clown still has not eaten. I dont want to really move him to the qt since I do not know what medication to use and also dont want to stress it out even more. Tomorrow morning is the next mysis cube feeding so hopefully he will eat then..... my fingers are crossed. Its just weird as all the damsels and the other clown seems to be doing great???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I would go ahead and remove him to the QT. He may be very stressed from the other fish around him. Damsel's are known to be somewhat aggressive, so if he's removed to the QT you eliminate that factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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