Clownfish: lays on side and now is ok

[dolphin124]

i moved all my fish out of my tank so i could clean it. and my clown fish was laying on his side and not moving. but was breathing. now he is ok. what happened?

 

[travis89]

My old one used to do the same thing but then I lost it so I don't know if it's actually a sign of some illness or if it died of something else.

 

[zman1]

Perhaps, stress of being moved.

 

[dolphin124]

ok thank you. is there anyway you can tell the difference between male and a female clown fish?

 

[zman1]

Check out the Clownfish forum on this site. The female are larger and they (clownfish) can change sexes.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/f/21/clownfish-anemones