Clownfish dead

[gaving]

I have had clowns in my tank for about 8 days now. I got two clowns they were doing find for the first two days in the tank. Then on the third day we notices he had been swimming in to my torch coral. Then the next day he was swimming side ways. He continued to swim like that until today when he died. I have had coral in the tank for 4 months. They have been doing well. I have the other clown and he is just swimming at the top of the tank. I feed frozen food 2 times a day. I do a water change of 25% every 2 weeks. So when i saw his swimming at the top of the tank i thought that it was a lack of oxygen. So i added an airline running oxygen into the return chamber where the pumps are. The whole tank hade bubbles and he was fine then today the same day that i found the other one dead he is gasping for air. I now have two airlines running into the display. And he is still gasping for air. salinity 1.025 Amonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.2 temp 77f-78f.

 

[yourmom]

I’m sorry, I don’t have advice for you but I wanted to offer my condolences. I lost a clown Sunday morning (female beat him up beyond saving) and I’m still sad. I hope you get answers.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

When the corals are fine, but the fish are gasping and dying, it is almost always a gill disease. If you want, go to the fish disease section, and read the second sticky post at the top. It describes the information we need to try and figure the issue out for you....you can post your answers there.
Jay

 

[ZoWhat]

Swimming sideways indicates an internal bladder issue caused from everything from too quick of an acclimation when added to tank...to....a disease the fish developed

 

[gaving]

I’m sorry, I don’t have advice for you but I wanted to offer my condolences. I lost a clown Sunday morning (female beat him up beyond saving) and I’m still sad. I hope you get answers.

sorry for your clown. hopefully i will find out what is wrong and hopefully your female clown will do well.

 

[gaving]

When the corals are fine, but the fish are gasping and dying, it is almost always a gill disease. If you want, go to the fish disease section, and read the second sticky post at the top. It describes the information we need to try and figure the issue out for you....you can post your answers there.
Jay

I will go check that out since i have no clue what else it could be at this point.

 

[gaving]

Swimming sideways indicates an internal bladder issue caused from everything from too quick of an acclimation when added to tank...to....a disease the fish developed

That is what i was thinking but i remembered him touching the torch so i thought that maybe he got stung. He was not always sideways he would go back to normal and then he would go back to being sideways.

 

[Rip2131]

So sorry you lost your clown!

 

[ReefRusty]

Would 0 Nitrates have anything to do with this? Or is it irrelevant?

 

[gaving]

So sorry you lost your clown!

Thanks but i still have the other one and i am worried he may die . He is gasping for air at the top but i have two airlines to make shore there is oxygen.

 

[iamacat]

How old is the tank?

 

[gaving]

How old is the tank?

The tank is 7 months old. I started with two clowns when the cycle finished i drip aclamated them and the same thing happened that is happaning to these fish.Then around 2 months after the cycle i added 2 frags of coral.

 

[ZoWhat]

The tank is 7 months old. I started with two clowns when the cycle finished i drip aclamated them and the same thing happened that is happaning to these fish.Then around 2 months after the cycle i added 2 frags of coral.

Have you dosed anything lately?
Anything that would deplete O2?

 

[gaving]

Have you dosed anything lately?
Anything that would delete O2?

I have never dosed anything on this tank yet.

 

[ZoWhat]

I have never dosed anything on this tank yet.

Huh....

I've ran into fish gasping for unknown reasons. Instead of wasting time wondering, I would always do an emergency 30% waterchange... seemed to work in a fair amt of cases

 

[homer1475]

With 2 airlines in the tank, and the tank being 7months old, it's not a lack of oxygen.

Rapid breathing is a gill disease, possibly flukes.

 

[gaving]

With 2 airlines in the tank, and the tank being 7months old, it's not a lack of oxygen.

Rapid breathing is a gill disease, possibly flukes.

Is there anything you can do to help the fish of is he a goner.

 

[homer1475]

Is there anything you can do to help the fish of is he a goner.

I'll defer to an expert, and suggest you do the bolded.

When the corals are fine, but the fish are gasping and dying, it is almost always a gill disease. If you want, go to the fish disease section, and read the second sticky post at the top. It describes the information we need to try and figure the issue out for you....you can post your answers there.
Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Swimming sideways indicates an internal bladder issue caused from everything from too quick of an acclimation when added to tank...to....a disease the fish developed

Not always- can be a sting from coral/anemone, shock or trauma such as colliding into glass but bladder is another

 

[gaving]

Not always- can be a sting from coral/anemone, shock or trauma such as colliding into glass but bladder is another

is it posible for me to have a fish for 8 days and for him to develop one now.