Clownfish Swimming Erratically

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I turned on my lights for my tank in the middle of the night and I noticed my clownfish swimming differently than how it usually swims.

It's a 10g tank and it is an ocellaris.

The clown was swimming vertically on multiple walls and swimming horizontally near the surface with the current. It normally swims all over the place but the way it was swimming this time was a different pattern you could say.

Could it be swim bladder?

Ammonia nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 15
Salinity: 1.026-1.027

My Molly that is in the tank was also kind of doing it too. It was swimming vertically but then would just revert back to swimming normally. On the Molly I noticed that it has a chunk taken out of its tail fin. The clownfish would sometimes peck at the Molly when it would get close but I didn't think it would bite the Molly.
 
I find with clowns they are weird little fishes. My clowns would always swim close to the top of the tank hovering over my powerhead every night when they lights go out. During the day they'll swim every where. I'd says its probably fine just keep a close eye on it.
 
Mine do that sometimes when I turn the lights on..at this point its normal for me.lol
 
Clowns are sweet.. Mine feeds out of my fingers.. Today he is mad.. LoL.. I guess it's his mood changes
 
I find with clowns they are weird little fishes. My clowns would always swim close to the top of the tank hovering over my powerhead every night when they lights go out. During the day they'll swim every where. I'd says its probably fine just keep a close eye on it.
Be careful with the power heads, mine got sucked into one and didn't find him till to late. :(
 

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