Help with clownfish

[Guerrzack]

so I got two of the lightning maroon clowns and I’ve been watching them in my nano tank. It seems that one is just staying in the top right corner and not interested in food. Is there anything I can do to help get them too eat? There in good shape it seems just small.

 

[Andreas' Reef]

could we get a video, maybe a bit closer up?

 

[ReeferTang44]

Did you try brine shrimp ????

 

[Pickle_soup]

I had clowns that did that, especially at night, but the fact that it is not interested in eating is a bit concerning, they are typically vacuums. Did you try feeding it earlier in a day?

 

[ReeferTang44]

And what are your levels ?

 

[Guerrzack]

Maybe he’s getting bullied? Although this looks pretty mild from what I’ve seen

 

[Guerrzack]

And what are your levels ?

Levels are good no ammonia 15 nitrate 10 phosphate

 

[Guerrzack]

I had clowns that did that, especially at night, but the fact that it is not interested in eating is a bit concerning, they are typically vacuums. Did you try feeding it earlier in a day?

I did, I
Also tried a bit later in the different food they didn’t seem too interested

 

[Guerrzack]

I swear they ate last night about an hour after they got put in the tank, but I’m thinking that the bigger one is kind of bullying the smaller one out of food is there any suggestions?

 

[Pickle_soup]

I swear they ate last night about an hour after they got put in the tank, but I’m thinking that the bigger one is kind of bullying the smaller one out of food is there any suggestions?

The bigger one will bully the smaller one, typically preventing it from eating. That's pretty normal for a short period of time. However, if it persists it can lead to the death of the smaller one. What are you feeding them? Maybe you should try some mysis, they love that stuff. They pretty much everything, but mine loved anything frozen.

 

[Guerrzack]

The bigger one will bully the smaller one, typically preventing it from eating. That's pretty normal for a short period of time. However, if it persists it can lead to the death of the smaller one. What are you feeding them? Maybe you should try some mysis, they love that stuff. They pretty much everything, but mine loved anything frozen.

I have pretty much every frozen food haha I’ve tried it all they seem to be the most interested in mysis, but nothing so far today.

 

[Guerrzack]

OK so update I moved my air stone outlet into the back of my tank in the filter part, and for some reason that seems to have is the tension between the two fish. So random

 

[Guerrzack]

Pic

 

[Uncle99]

New and very normal.
Finding their spot.

 

[Pickle_soup]

The bigger one will bully the smaller one, typically preventing it from eating. That's pretty normal for a short period of time. However, if it persists it can lead to the death of the smaller one.

OK so update I moved my air stone outlet into the back of my tank in the filter part, and for some reason that seems to have is the tension between the two fish. So random

It's not random. The bigger one is establishing sexual dominance over the smaller one. I am sure someone can explain it better, but basically, the bigger one will become a female and the smaller a male. To do that, smaller one will be bullied for a period of time.

 

[NATE1979]

To help eat you can try garlic it helps with finicky eaters