Help Black Oscellaris swimming funny

TMC · Jan 11, 2022

I have a 2 year old Black Oscellaris that has been swimming with its head down toward the bottom and is breathing slightly heavy and has isolated itself from the others (1 2 year old black and 2 juvenile regular) since I cleaned all the dino slime off my rocks which stirred things up a bit all other fish seem to be doing just fine my Majestic Foxface was a bit stressed for a while but is back to normal now. I thought maybe oxygen saturation dropped so put a small airstone in should I remove It? Filtration is a sock and protein skimmer. #reef Squad
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates .25
PH 8.2
Phosphates 0 (trace)
Salinity 1.026 SG
Temp 77

vetteguy53081 · Jan 11, 2022

Video would be more helpful as it could be internal, a buoyancy issue or other condition

TMC · Jan 11, 2022

Thanks Vette,
I'll see if I can get my wife to send me one. Would inhaling the Dino slime cause a bladder issue because it does seem like a buoyancy problem like he's trying to stay down

TMC · Jan 11, 2022

Hope this helps

Cell · Jan 11, 2022

No sign of eggs?

TMC · Jan 11, 2022

Cell said:
No sign of eggs?

No not that I can see anywhere but they have been working on a nest in another part of the rank for the last week or so and it got a little disturbed when I cleaned every night they have been cleaning it but last night they did not

TMC · Jan 11, 2022

UPDATE
I think she is O.K. shortly after the lights came on she went and got with the other clowns, when fed she rigorously ate and now tonight she has been hanging out in the nest mostly and has cleaned the backside here is a short video so I still don't know what the heck happened and wish some of you could help me with this. I know a lot of folks look at these as "just fish" but God has entrusted me to their care and I feel like I'm failing a bunch I was sooooo stressed this morning when she wasn't acting right still. Is she getting ready to lay eggs?
Thank you #vetteguy53081