New Clownfish Breathing Heavy

[Eric.jones1996]

Hi there, I purchased 2 new clownfish for my 20 gallon waterbox yesterday, their swimming fine but i noticed their breathing heavy. Is this normal? Salinity is 1.026 and ammonia and nitrites are at 0.

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Sharkbait19]

How did you acclimate? Sounds like stress.

 

[Max H.]

This is what my clowns did for the first couple days when i got them. I think they are just stressed out.

 

[Uncle99]

What was the salinity in the bag.
If it was lower, the higher DT salinity is a shock to their respiratory function, but should subside in 2& hours.