Hyperactive Swimming??

howardj

howardj

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I have two Ocellaris clowns, as I mentioned in my raising salinity thread.
I got the salinity up to 1.024 from 1.017 in 2 1/2 hours. I feel that that was too short of a time, but the drip didn't take very long to get it up. (It wasn't too much of a larger quantity of water anyway)
But I did start off the acclimation by the '1 cup of DT water every 10 minutes' rule, then started drip.
My clowns have been in for 4 hours. The lights have been off for 3 1/2.
They have been swimming VERY rapidly all night! Is it because of the acclimation?
Do you think they will end up dying? (My last pair of ocellaris died a week after I got them and I do not know why because I had another fish in the tank, and it was still alive after they died. Same thing with this tank, I have my yasha goby in it, as well as my Pistol Shrimp.) I don't want these guys to die too!!
 
sk8fergy

sk8fergy

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I just got a pair of misbars. Currently in qt but they are doing the same. I think its just them bonding seeing as they were with more clowns at the lfs. Mine arent necessarily zipping back and forth per say, but the male is rubbing all over the female and and doing his lil dance. Im not worried about mine they ate already and seem happy. Even if its past there bed time and they wont quit. I hope yours are doing similar stuff.
 
howardj

howardj

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mine have not eaten yet, and they are zipping back and forth. but they were in the same tank at the fish store..
 
howardj

howardj

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pH - 8.0 (as of now, I didn't test it before)
I put the clown that got a pale face in a breeder net, and he has slowed down swimming, the other is still frantically swimming. :(
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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The acclimation was quite short with such a difference in SG. You are stressing the pale face out by having him in the net. Now the other one will be wondering where he went too which will add more stress. They are in a strange environment and now they don't even have each other. Keep the lights off in the tank. Let them look around. Don't go near the tank, observe from a distance.
 
sk8fergy

sk8fergy

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Have you tried to feed them? I feed all my new fish within an hour of putting them in just to see how they react. It seems to help. Im a newb but i have to be doin something right. Im also very picky when picking out a new fish. Ill sit at the lfs for hours watching them. Mine are still messing around the tank and its been lights out for them for about 5hrs now. Plus all my tests are good. Ph is 8.1 everything else is 0.
 
howardj

howardj

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I did just that.. I Reeeally hope they are alive in the morning before I go to work :(
WHOA! they just locked lips and kinda flicked.. signs of fighting? or rejoice?
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2897299
I did just that.. I Reeeally hope they are alive in the morning before I go to work :(
WHOA! they just locked lips and kinda flicked.. signs of fighting? or rejoice?
They will tussle. No doubt about it. Is one smaller than the other?
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2897301
I have tried to feed them, I tried feeding a few flakes, twice. nothing.
Nah, they aren't going to eat their first night. I wouldn't even worry about that right now. Try not to get too close to the tank. Let them explore.
 
sk8fergy

sk8fergy

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Hey sepulation, I have a quick question being the newb i am. lol. If mine already ate is that a good sign or bad? They ate an hour after i acclimated them to the qt. I fed them mysis and pellets. Not much but they devoured both.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by sk8fergy
http:///forum/post/2897308
Hey sepulation, I have a quick question being the newb i am. lol. If mine already ate is that a good sign or bad? They ate an hour after i acclimated them to the qt. I fed them mysis and pellets. Not much but they devoured both.
No, that is awesome that yours ate for you!! The fish are in a tank by themselves, which gives you a huge advantage. They are comfortable, that means that you are doing well by them
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2897314
eh, not really, they are about the same size.
Hm, that can present a problem. How big are they? If one is much larger then she would become the female. If they are the same size then they will really fight over dominance until one does the submissive dance. If they are the same size then the fighting can become intense and someone may not even make it through it all. You can't separate them or you will most certainly end up with two females. They may be fine though, no need to worry yet. Have a QT cycled in case someone needs emergency treatment.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2897325
great.

Sorry, I am just giving you kind of a worse case scenario. It may be fine. Clowns are all different. When buying pairs it is best to get one larger than the other. It may be perfectly fine though. You can't intervene. Let them do what they will do.
What sized tank is this?
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Ah, two that are the same size in a twelve gallon is a recipe for disaster. You may want to pick which one you like best and return the other. That is probably why your other pair didn't make it. That is too much aggressive behavior in close proximity to each other.
 
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