So I recently brought home a new clownfish due to feeling bad about my other clownfish being lonely after mate jumped out of tank. This new fish isn't breathing really fast, but faster than the older clown. He also doesn't have any problems eating, but he does look like he is out of equilibrium. He will sometimes just look like he has trouble staying upright. He will then go down low in the tank to a corner and sit there for a while before making his return around the tank. Then its back to the corner. He just looks drunk almost always tilted towards the bottom of the tank, unless i have pumps turned off during feeding mode, in which case he seems fine. Any ideas??
Clownfish questions/concerns
- Thread starter Thadunc
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This is not a good sign. Typically if a fish acts like this it only has a couple/few days left. Watch it carefully. You can try to do a water change and see if it helps or not. Sorry, but odds are not in the fish's favor. You can try to look at it very closely and see if you see anything abnormal on its body. But most likely it is an internal thing that you won't see. If you have any medicine you can try to dose, but at the risk of the rest of the tank. Personally, I would remove the fish. I have seen this many times over the years and the outcome is not typically good. Last time I saw this was also on a newly added clownfish. It lasted less than two days and was lying dead on the bottom of the tank. That was many months ago, and luckily I have not had any problems with the rest of the fish that have been there forever. Personally for now on I will remove the fish and prevent suffering. That was my lesson learned. Not trying to be negative or not give you any hope.
