cjrose
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I have a 125gl Fowlr running for 7 or 8 months. I recently started adding fish. I have a yellow tang, red-spotted blenny, royal gramma, 2 clowns, 1 coral banded shrimp, 1 peppermint shrimp, a few snails and a few red legged crabs. The snails, crabs and shrimp have been in the tank for several months. The tang and blenny have been in for a week and a 1/2, the gramma and clowns have been in since last Thurs.
The clowns were not paired when I got them but during acclimation they took an immediate liking to each other and have pretty much been together ever since. The one that I suspect is the male has been showing submissive behavior, showing his belly to the other and doing a little shake. So, they were eating great up till Sunday. They didn't eat at any of their feedings. I still haven't seen them eat and it's been almost 3 days. I thought they were supposed to be very eager eaters.
Now here's the thing. They don't look like they have gotten thinner. In fact one of them actually looks slightly bigger than the other and they were the same size when I got them. There are no outward signs of parasites. They are not swimming in the current with open mouths nor are they swimming with their mouth open all the time. They typically stay in one spot and hide all day only coming out at night after the tank lights are off. I have tried the following different foods: flake, gut loaded mysis, brine shrimp, blue zoo mix, and today I bought scallops and chopped them up. My other fish are really enjoying the feast but not my clowns. I even bought a BTA yesterday because I thought maybe that was what they wanted since they are wild caught.
My tank params are: 0 nitrates, 0 nitrites, 0 ammonia, ph is fine. Tank temp is 76. I do regular water changes and clean out the filter material every few days.
Can anyone please tell me what is wrong with my clowns? Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Carmen
The clowns were not paired when I got them but during acclimation they took an immediate liking to each other and have pretty much been together ever since. The one that I suspect is the male has been showing submissive behavior, showing his belly to the other and doing a little shake. So, they were eating great up till Sunday. They didn't eat at any of their feedings. I still haven't seen them eat and it's been almost 3 days. I thought they were supposed to be very eager eaters.
Now here's the thing. They don't look like they have gotten thinner. In fact one of them actually looks slightly bigger than the other and they were the same size when I got them. There are no outward signs of parasites. They are not swimming in the current with open mouths nor are they swimming with their mouth open all the time. They typically stay in one spot and hide all day only coming out at night after the tank lights are off. I have tried the following different foods: flake, gut loaded mysis, brine shrimp, blue zoo mix, and today I bought scallops and chopped them up. My other fish are really enjoying the feast but not my clowns. I even bought a BTA yesterday because I thought maybe that was what they wanted since they are wild caught.
My tank params are: 0 nitrates, 0 nitrites, 0 ammonia, ph is fine. Tank temp is 76. I do regular water changes and clean out the filter material every few days.
Can anyone please tell me what is wrong with my clowns? Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Carmen
