Stressed Clownfish

Clownydowntown · Feb 21, 2024

So I just experienced a power outage last night. My clownfish usually hangs out by the hang on filter and makes it her home. But since the power outage she hasn’t been close to the filter. Instead she’s in the front of the fish tank swimming frantically from one end to another. She has somewhat transparent fins and she seems very stressed. What do I do?

TX_REEF · Feb 21, 2024

is the fish eating? how are your water parameters? salinity, temp, ammonia, nitrates? Is it possible something in the tank died due to power outage causing ammonia spike? How old is your tank? A 30-second clear video might help too.

HaiFish · Feb 21, 2024

please update

WallyTime7 · Feb 21, 2024

How long was the power out for?

Jesse Sunday · Feb 21, 2024

How large is your tank, and are there other fish/livestock in it?

WallyTime7 said:
How long was the power out for?

Also, ^^^^ this.

Cycleguy0623 · Feb 21, 2024

Can you post a photo under white light?

Also as others have asked how long was the power out and what is your tank size?

Clownydowntown · Feb 22, 2024

TX_REEF said:
is the fish eating? how are your water parameters? salinity, temp, ammonia, nitrates? Is it possible something in the tank died due to power outage causing ammonia spike? How old is your tank? A 30-second clear video might help too.

everything else is fine, the other fish are acting normal too. It's only the clownfish that is acting up.

Clownydowntown · Feb 22, 2024

WallyTime7 said:
How long was the power out for?

about 2 hours

Clownydowntown · Feb 22, 2024

Cycleguy0623 said:
Can you post a photo under white light?

Also as others have asked how long was the power out and what is your tank size?

I have a 20g

JClic · Feb 22, 2024

Clownydowntown said:
about 2 hours

Two hours shouldn’t be an issue.
Have you checked the Salinity, temperature, ammonia, nitrates? It could be the beginning of velvet or brook which is a quick killer to fish and needs to be addressed immediately. Is there aggression towards the other clown? Are they eating like normal? Post some pictures if possible of the fins. If possible quarantine the fish.

TX_REEF · Feb 22, 2024

Clownydowntown said:
everything else is fine, the other fish are acting normal too. It's only the clownfish that is acting up.

I don’t mean to be dismissive, but “everything else is fine” really doesn’t help us help you at all. If you post water parameters, a video of the clown, and let us know the age of your system we can certainly be of more assistance