Hey, so my clownfish Alice is about 5 years old and I'll have had her for 5 years in January. For two weeks she's not really been eating and hiding in the rocks more. She has shown some interest in flake food the last few days but still none in frozen or pellets. When she does show interest it almost looks like she is struggling to see the food. She also seems to be breathing heavier and I'll will link a video at the bottom.
A little Alice history. When I added the 2nd clown (no QT) about 21months ago she kind of did these same things and I thought maybe it was just stress since I never saw any physical symptoms on either of them. Then about two months ago she had one eye bulge out for about 3 or 4 days but then that was back to normal and I figured it was an injury. She acted normal those days as well.
Currently when she is not hiding she is still in her Duncan coral home and displaying courting behavior with the male. I am finding her more and more now swimming in the corner and swam in place facing up for a few minutes as well as you'll see in the videos. She is spending most of her time in hiding in a cave though now.
Getting ready to get a quick hospital tank up but not sure what I would even be treating for. Also thinking of trying a fresh water dip to see if it helps and if anything falls off. Not sure how I can catch her though unless she goes back to swimming in the corner. Thanks!
A little Alice history. When I added the 2nd clown (no QT) about 21months ago she kind of did these same things and I thought maybe it was just stress since I never saw any physical symptoms on either of them. Then about two months ago she had one eye bulge out for about 3 or 4 days but then that was back to normal and I figured it was an injury. She acted normal those days as well.
Currently when she is not hiding she is still in her Duncan coral home and displaying courting behavior with the male. I am finding her more and more now swimming in the corner and swam in place facing up for a few minutes as well as you'll see in the videos. She is spending most of her time in hiding in a cave though now.
Getting ready to get a quick hospital tank up but not sure what I would even be treating for. Also thinking of trying a fresh water dip to see if it helps and if anything falls off. Not sure how I can catch her though unless she goes back to swimming in the corner. Thanks!
