Percula Clowns Swimming in Place?

leopard_babe

leopard_babe

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that is what I am trying to do. I don't think you can get good enough lights with the fixture your tank probably came with. You would have to get a whole new fixture. You can see if it likes different foods. Your clownfish doesn't need a friend. You can have just one clwn, it is just an option to have two. Perhaps you can try a variety of food. which is actually healthier for your fish in the long run.
HTH
Leopard
 
sly

sly

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Originally posted by Leopard_babe
sly,
what kind of lights do you have? i am looking for new ones, and wondering what other bowfront owners have
I bought a fixture from Lowes, gutted it, and put in my own retrofit Power Compact lights. I have 6x65watts (390 watts) and 5 blue led moon lights. 4 of the lights are 50/50 bulbs and 2 are true actinics. I'm getting a little warm and will probably have to buy a chiller.
 
daredevil

daredevil

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Last night my clowns swam all over the tank right after lights out. But this morning I found the male dead.
He had torn fins and the LFS said that it was in a fight and to give it Melafix to help it heal quicker. There was a curved line on the clown fish and had " little cottony looking balls on it". I woke up this morning and there he was on the bottom of the tank behind the rock. I put him in a plastic bag with water(saltwater). I am going back to the LFS and qask if I can get my money back even though they don't have a guarnantee. It's not my fault the fish they carry are injured. I called them back and told them about the dots on his body( not till yesterday they were cottony looking) and they aid it could be the copper treatment. I never used copper so I beleved them and thought nothing of it. And here he is on the bottom of the plastic bag I have him in. The female if doing fine. I sure hope they give my money back.
 
leopard_babe

leopard_babe

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Where the little things clear?? Could they have been isopods? Sorry to here about your loss. I no longer shop at my lfs because their fish are not healthy. I go a little farther away to get healthy fish. They also breed many fish there, so I know that they are healthy. I always look at my fish very carefully before I buy them. I see how they swim, and ask what they eat. If it is expensive, I ask to see the fish eat. I also look for parasites on them, ich, bite marks, cloudy eyes and many other things. You should always examine your fish before you buy them.
Leopard
 
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autopilot

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I notice today that my clownfish's left fin, which it never seemed to have used much since I got it, is smaller than it was yesterday. Only the orange part is left. There used to be black and like a clear part to it. Also it has clear spots behind its right eye.
 
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autopilot

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notice the clear patches on right side on white stripe by the right fin and the smaller fin on left side.
 
daredevil

daredevil

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Leapord babe, no it des not look like that. Someone at the LFS said that it could be velvet ick. If u have a ppic plz let me c it. He said it u set your heater to a higher temp., around 85, the parasite can't tollerate it and would die off. Today, it could be a coinsedence(sp?), but I sqaw a white worm thing floating in the water with a transperant tail thingy behind it. I don't know if it was the parasite, but just a mental note. The owner of the LFS said that he undeerstood what I said and I was right that it was their fault that they were carrying injured fish. He'll replace one for me when they get their shipment in. Which will probably be Wednesday.
Thanx
 
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grindzgreg

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Trow some cold ice cubes on the clowns, and they will swim fast around ur reef.
Stay Cute
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