Kynzo
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I've had my clown for about 6 months now and he's been every bit of what I've read as a regular clown. Maybe 3 weeks ago I added a flasher wrasse to my tank and things were good up until recently. There hasn't been anything new else done to the tank so I'm pretty much certain the clown not eating is due to the addition of the wrasse. But the thing is that the wrasse doesn't bother the clown at all. I can see them almost all day just hanging out near each other no signs of aggression. They seem to barely notice one another but they're usually close in vicinity. The only thing that's changed since I added the wrasse is that the wrasse doesn't hide as much, and is now super active when I feed and he doesn't hide when the syringe enters the tank. With that being said I'm sure the clown is simply stressed and used to be a voracious feeder while the wrasse hid and only ate what fell near his hiding spot. Starting about 3-4 days ago the clowns been uninterested in food and has spit back out some frozen food at the peak of interest. Another thing I found strange was that he's now not sticking to the top corner of the tank like he's always done but actually seems to "explore"/interact with the rock work and corals. I would be happy about this if it wasn't for the lack of appetite. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what to do? I'm considering taking him out and putting him in a 10 gallon quarantine I have until he begins eating again or maybe just an acclimation box? But I don't want to do anything too drastic too quickly as to cause more stress. Also considering a freshwater dip since I did only quarantine the wrasse for 2 weeks (too short, I know) and have read he may have flukes. I also bought prazipro incase he might have gotten something internal but have yet to try and feed him with it since he isn't even eating. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks. Also there is a hectors goby in the tank but he just keeps to himself except for when the wrasse stole his cave and he chased him out of it haha. Params are
ph-8.3
Alk - 8.5
Salinity - 1.025
Amonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
Phosphate - 0.00
Cal - 435
The attached file is a picture of my fish. The clown is acting and looks normal other than what I stated.
ph-8.3
Alk - 8.5
Salinity - 1.025
Amonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
Phosphate - 0.00
Cal - 435
The attached file is a picture of my fish. The clown is acting and looks normal other than what I stated.
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