My new bicintus clown-Problems

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scighera

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is it normal for a new clown to sit on the bottom when first introduced to a tank?
Acclimation time 2hrs
 
texasranchers

texasranchers

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Scighera, First of all WELCOME to the board. I hope you will enjoy being here and find some helpful info.
Is it normal fora clown to lay on bottom....
IMO normally not
Please tell us how you acclimated your clown.
 
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scighera

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I Acclimated my clown by first sitting the bag in the water for 45min to match the temp then I added small amounts of my tank water to the bag over a period of 2hrs or so, then i removed the fish from the bag and put it in my tank without transfering the pet store water to my tank. Is this right?
As you can see I'm a newbie
 
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scighera

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He seems to be breathing at a normal pace.
Another thing i was woundering wil my clown get along with my domino damsel
 
ty_05_f

ty_05_f

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Well you acclimated the clown ok, so it just maybe getting use to your tank.
They should get along ok but thats not always the case.
 
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scighera

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ya my clown seems to be a little more active so I think he'll be ok he's pickin on my Damsel though,
 
sly

sly

Active Member
Hopefully they'll work out their differences. I usually turn off the lights on my tank when putting new stuff in there. Things are a little less agressive in the dark. Everybody's trying to hide.:sleepy:
 
jtkld75

jtkld75

Member
hello, We have a clarkii that basically does nothing but sit on the bottom, except when its time for feeding. Im thinking maybe he needs a friend. There are other fish in there, just no other clarkii. Any ideas or is he just a weird fish? and hes not sick or doesnt appear to be.
 
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scighera

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My clown is doing great now he is very active and fun to watch
I just added some airagation to the tank that made all the fish more active.
I took this pic with my cell phone
 
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