Help! Clownfish rapid breathing and losing colour!

marinecrazy

marinecrazy

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Please help. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
I have a pair of percula clown fishes, and yesterday one of them started to stay at the top corner of the aquarium, not swimming around like it normally does.
After I looked closer, I noticed that it's gills and mouth were rapidly moving, and today it's colours are starting to fade.
The water condition is normal, nitrates are almost nil, and the temperature is fine too. Is something wrong? The other healthy clown fish seems to be keeping it company.
It has a really beautiful shaded body, I'm stressing out on what I can do to save it. Any suggestions?
 
don trinko

don trinko

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I presume that when you say water is normal you mean that ammonia is zero?
If ammonia is zero I would try an antibiotic for internal bacteria. I use erythromycin but there are many others.
I am not an expert on marine fish disease so hopfully someone else will have some suggestions. Don T.
 
marinecrazy

marinecrazy

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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/3041539
What size tank, how much flow, how old is your tank????
T
It's a 55G tank, and about 8 months old. The fish is pretty much vertical now dabbing it's mouth on the surface. It's the only fish doing that. Is it Hypoxia (lack of oxygen)?
 
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