Clown feeling down

sugarwater · Feb 3, 2022

Naked clown. Swimming a little bit lazily, slightly unstable. Mildly rapid breathing, constant. White stringy poop. Retracted pupils, seems more absent/distant than he was. Occasional spaz out (very mild, almost seems like a mental thing). Acts interested in food, but fakes you out last second. Doesn't explore as he once used to. Slightly more pale in color. But then all of a sudden, he seems almost perfectly fine for a little bit.
Not worried about water. everything is fine. I've seen a million conversations about this and no one's been able to tell it straight. White poop is usually a trigger for people. Not many notice the eyes... I don't know. Parasite? Something else? Anybody got anything concrete?

Jekyl · Feb 3, 2022

sugarwater said:
Naked clown. Swimming a little bit lazily, slightly unstable. Mildly rapid breathing, constant. White stringy poop. Retracted pupils, seems more absent/distant than he was. Occasional spaz out (very mild, almost seems like a mental thing). Acts interested in food, but fakes you out last second. Doesn't explore as he once used to. Slightly more pale in color. But then all of a sudden, he seems almost perfectly fine for a little bit.
Not worried about water. everything is fine. I've seen a million conversations about this and no one's been able to tell it straight. White poop is usually a trigger for people. Not many notice the eyes... I don't know. Parasite? Something else? Anybody got anything concrete?

Post some white light photos and a short video please.

Jay Hemdal · Feb 3, 2022

sugarwater said:
Naked clown. Swimming a little bit lazily, slightly unstable. Mildly rapid breathing, constant. White stringy poop. Retracted pupils, seems more absent/distant than he was. Occasional spaz out (very mild, almost seems like a mental thing). Acts interested in food, but fakes you out last second. Doesn't explore as he once used to. Slightly more pale in color. But then all of a sudden, he seems almost perfectly fine for a little bit.
Not worried about water. everything is fine. I've seen a million conversations about this and no one's been able to tell it straight. White poop is usually a trigger for people. Not many notice the eyes... I don't know. Parasite? Something else? Anybody got anything concrete?

Welcome to Reef2Reef.

As mentioned, a short video is really helpful for me to get an overall view of the fish.
Any other fish/inverts in with it?
How are they doing?
I’ve never noticed the eye thing before….

Jay