Question?

[Apenagos33]

hey guys I recently added two ocellaris clown to my tank about a week ago. One clown is doing great swimming eating but the other tends to just lay in the bottom and have short spurts of movement and will eat a little. Is this normal?

 

[MamaLovesHerReefTank]

Doesn't look normal to me. What are your water parameters? How long has your tank been running?

 

[Adam113]

Definitely not normal to actually be laying on the sand bed

 

[Apenagos33]

Doesn't look normal to me. What are your water parameters? How long has your tank been running?

Tank has been up for 3 months, I bough the tank with live rock and water from LFS established tank and sand. The other fish green Cromis and cardinal fish have been in there for a month just fine. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, 15 nitrate

 

[Apenagos33]

Definitely not normal to actually be laying on the sand bed

Not sure what to do? I don't want it to be suffering

 

[MamaLovesHerReefTank]

Tank has been up for 3 months, I bough the tank with live rock and water from LFS established tank and sand. The other fish green Cromis and cardinal fish have been in there for a month just fine. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, 15 nitrate

Let's try and get those with more knowledge to help out. I'm not experienced enough. #reefsquad

 

[Adam113]

Tank has been up for 3 months, I bough the tank with live rock and water from LFS established tank and sand. The other fish green Cromis and cardinal fish have been in there for a month just fine. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrates, 15 nitrate

Salinity and temperature? Acclimation of the two clowns?

 

[Adam113]

Not sure what to do? I don't want it to be suffering

Maybe some experts will come in. I'm still very new myself and I know how you feel. Sucks to see our little guys not acting normal and not sure what's going on.

 

[Apenagos33]

Salinity and temperature? Acclimation of the two clowns?

The temperature is set at 79, used the drop method. But like I said one is doing great but the other isn't so kinda confused

 

[JaimeAdams]

The clown sitting on the bottom is not doing well at all and probably needs some type of treatment. Do you see any spots/film/dust on the fish? I take it that you just bought them from your local fish store and that they did not go through any type of QT?

 

[Apenagos33]

The clown sitting on the bottom is not doing well at all and probably needs some type of treatment. Do you see any spots/film/dust on the fish? I take it that you just bought them from your local fish store and that they did not go through any type of QT?

I'm not seeing any sign of spots or film, and that's correct local LFS and no quarantine

 

[Reef Ryder]

How long after you added the fish did he start doing this? Have lots of algae build ipbdonto lighting? What kind of food? How often are you putting your hands in the water? I'll check this thread all night, once you answer these questions and based on what you said the params were, I'll Ben able to tell you what to do?

 

[Reef Ryder]

Althea build up due to lighting LOL***

 

[Reef Ryder]

F! Algae!!!! dang auto correct.

 

[Apenagos33]

How long after you added the fish did he start doing this? Have lots of algae build ipbdonto lighting? What kind of food? How often are you putting your hands in the water? I'll check this thread all night, once you answer these questions and based on what you said the params were, I'll Ben able to tell you what to do?

He started the day after, I feed mysis shrimp and thera new life spectrum. I had my hand in there the other day to clean the glass and do a 5 gallon water change. I'm using a coralife led light 18-24 inch

 

[macnets]

How are you testing salinity?

 

[Apenagos33]

How are you testing salinity?

Red Sea Refractometer

 

[Reef Ryder]

Clean the glass with products ? Lotion on your hands? Spray cologne or anything near the tank? Treatment is needed for sure but I'd do a 15gal water change just incase of a spike in ammonia or something.

 

[Apenagos33]

Clean the glass with products ? Lotion on your hands? Spray cologne or anything near the tank? Treatment is needed for sure but I'd do a 15gal water change just incase of a spike in ammonia or something.

No products, I don't use lotion, and I did a water change yesterday and tested for ammonia today cane back as zero with the Red Sea test kit once before and after both zero

 

[Reef Ryder]

Also, seems like your tank is in direct sunlight, that's not good for if and when you add corals so try and keep the blinds closed amap.