clownfish laying on bottom

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

Hey everyone, yesterday i added an anemone to this tank and maybe 5-10 minutes later one of my clowns has been laying on the bottom. If i come up to the glass he’ll swim around but then go right back to laying there. i just did a water change and nothing has changed. any help would be appreciated

Somersaultsam · Jul 9, 2023

Are all of your water parameters the same, and is the temperature of the new water about the same as before

Sharkbait19 · Jul 9, 2023

Could you get better pics and a video of the fish? It’s hard to make out in that picture.
How old is the tank?
Did any contaminants get in when the anemone was added?

Sebastiancrab · Jul 9, 2023

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Need all your water parameters and preferably a video taken in white light.

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

Somersaultsam said:
Are all of your water parameters the same, and is the temperature of the new water about the same as befor

Somersaultsam said:
Are all of your water parameters the same, and is the temperature of the new water about the same as before

yes. salinity is off a bit it’s about 1.028 but other than that everything else seems to be in check.

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

Sharkbait19 said:
Could you get better pics and a video of the fish? It’s hard to make out in that picture.
How old is the tank?
Did any contaminants get in when the anemone was added?

the tank is about 8-9 months old and no i took the anemone right out of the container i was drip acclimating it in. let me know if you can’t see the video

face · Jul 9, 2023

Dump some detox in asap!

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

face said:
Dump some detox in

like some seachem prime?

face · Jul 9, 2023

Jpiotro said:
like some seachem prime?

YUP

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

face said:
YUP

just added some so fingers crossed!

Sharkbait19 · Jul 9, 2023

Vid won’t load on my end - YouTube links generally work better.
What are the current water parameters and what test kits are you using?
Are there any other fish? No recent changes other than the nem?

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

Sharkbait19 said:
Vid won’t load on my end - YouTube links generally work better.
What are the current water parameters and what test kits are you using?
Are there any other fish? No recent changes other than the nem?

temp is 80, ammonia is about .15, ph is 8.15 and salinity is 1.028 which ik is a little high. and no recent changes other than the nem

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Somersaultsam · Jul 9, 2023

Jpiotro said:
temp is 80, ammonia is about .15, ph is 8.15 and salinity is 1.028 which ik is a little high. and no recent changes other than the nem

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Idk if it’s just me but does the clownfish look like it is struggling to swim.

Clayhaus · Jul 9, 2023

Jpiotro said:
Hey everyone, yesterday i added an anemone to this tank and maybe 5-10 minutes later one of my clowns has been laying on the bottom. If i come up to the glass he’ll swim around but then go right back to laying there. i just did a water change and nothing has changed. any help would be appreciated

Your fish might be pregnant.

Jpiotro · Jul 9, 2023

Somersaultsam said:
Idk if it’s just me but does the clownfish look like it is struggling to swim.

he always swims like that

face · Jul 9, 2023

need to add more for ammonia. and do a water change. should perk up. double or triple dose.

Sharkbait19 · Jul 9, 2023

Clayhaus said:
Your fish might be pregnant.

This is not pregnant behavior or appearance - the fish is visibly thin and a clown ready to lay would end closely guarding a nest.

What test kits are being used? If api, a misread on ammonia is highly possible (it reads free and toxic, often inaccurately) as it tends to run high. A water change would be better than dumping too much prime in.

Is the other clown acting off at all? How about the new nem? I would expect a water issue to affect everything to some degree.

Jpiotro · Jul 10, 2023

face said:
need to add more for ammonia. and do a water change. should perk up. double or triple dose.

Sure enough he perked right up and is normal now!

Jpiotro · Jul 10, 2023

Sharkbait19 said:
This is not pregnant behavior or appearance - the fish is visibly thin and a clown ready to lay would end closely guarding a nest.

What test kits are being used? If api, a misread on ammonia is highly possible (it reads free and toxic, often inaccurately) as it tends to run high. A water change would be better than dumping too much prime in.

Is the other clown acting off at all? How about the new nem? I would expect a water issue to affect everything to some degree.

I use all salifert and hanna tests, everything else seemed fine but he's back to normal now since adding some prime.