Clownfish on the bottom gasping

[Chortanator]

Would hate to lose this guy as he was a large investment. Other clown is fine. 55 gallon, no changes in parameters. I have a sea apple and urchins, all fine. Been in tank for 4-5 days. Drip acclimated for 2 hours.

 

[Big G]

An easy first step would be a freshwater dip to check for flukes.

 

[Chortanator]

Freshwater as in RO water?

 

[Juniorh2r]

Yes ro water

 

[Juniorh2r]

Check your ammonia levels

 

[Chortanator]

ammonia is 0

 

[Juniorh2r]

Ok all other parameters are good?

 

[Big G]

How to do a freshwater dip:

Freshwater Dip

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[photiczoner]

Would hate to lose this guy as he was a large investment. Other clown is fine. 55 gallon, no changes in parameters. I have a sea apple and urchins, all fine. Been in tank for 4-5 days. Drip acclimated for 2 hours.

Kinda hard to tell from a pic, but are these white spots on the guy or just bubbles in the water? He looks thin but that wouldn’t be an acute prob.

 

[Juniorh2r]

Could be ich

 

[Juniorh2r]

Do the fresh water dip and watch how they fall out

 

[Chortanator]

They are bubbles in the water. Brought him up to the surface in a soft net while i wait for the water to warm up. He seems to move a little bit. I noticed he was skinny too but I have been feeding mysis every day and he seemed like he was eating

 

[Uncle99]

They look like white spots to me.
That plus gasping could indicate ick or velvet.
If you have QT, I’d pull him, but just him until we can get an idea what, if anything is going on....

 

[Alabamareef]

following, good luck

 

[Chortanator]

no white spots nothing coming out of gills

 

[Chortanator]

When I put him back in he started swimming at the surface and poking his nose through the water then fell back to the bottom

 

[stacksoner]

What's your pH? Does an airstone help?

 

[Dom]

no changes in parameters.

Wouldn't mind knowing what those parameters are.

I have a sea apple and urchins, all fine. Been in tank for 4-5 days. Drip acclimated for 2 hours.

How old is the tank?

Could you provide a list of all inhabitants?

Aren't sea apples and sea urchins prone to excreting toxins into the water when unhappy?

 

[Chortanator]

Looks like the freshwater dip did him in.

 

[Chortanator]

Tank is 6mo, sea apples eject their toxic organs from their body under extreme stress. If that was the case I would have no fish. Livestock is as follows:

Pink spotted watchman goby
green mandarinfish
sea apple
2 sea urchins
maxima clam
peppermint shrimp
cleaner shrimp
coral banded shrimp
black storm clown