SebastianM
Community Member
Hey guys, fairly new reefer here, I have a 10 gallon nano setup with two small clowns in it and some LPS coral. Recently my clown hasn’t been doing to well, and today he seems to be on his death bed. Either swimming near the surface breathing rapidly or near the sand bed. Seems to also have trouble keeping balanced, seems to lean to the side. This is the second clown that this has happened to in 4 months, both purchased from different stores, and both seemed healthy in the beginning and about a month down the road the same symptoms occur, only similar thing was that they were both tiny, about the size of a nickel-quarter. What confuses me is that the other black clown has been fine. I do a proper drip acclimation, water parameters are good, .026 salinity, ammonia/nitrite/nitrate are at 0, calc 450, PH 8, DKH 9, magnesium 1480 temp sits right between 78-79° I have the filter and power head creating movement at the surface for gas exchange... he shows no signs of ich or brooklynella, his scales are clean, the only thing I notice is the color on his nose starts to fade. I’ve dosed Prazipro before and feed garlic enriched Omega flakes, seemed to have gotten better and now turned for the worst again. I am stumped, do I just wait a few months before getting another clown, hoping whatever it is dies off in the tank? Here is a pic of the clown today
