Please Help!

fishfatty

fishfatty

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My clownfish has suddenly today started going to the corner of my tank, leaning against the rock. He doesnt look well at all. I noticed he has like a little white faded dots on his back fins...the color has faded too. Please help! Just yesterday he was swimming everywhere!!! Ive had him for about 5 months!
tankmates: another clown, yellow tang, clown fairy wrasse, unknown goby.
parameters all normal....
Please help!
 
monalisa

monalisa

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Originally Posted by FishFatty
My clownfish has suddenly today started going to the corner of my tank, leaning against the rock. He doesnt look well at all. I noticed he has like a little white faded dots on his back fins...the color has faded too. Please help! Just yesterday he was swimming everywhere!!! Ive had him for about 5 months!
tankmates: another clown, yellow tang, clown fairy wrasse, unknown goby.
parameters all normal....
Please help!

Questions...are your 2 clowns pretty much the same size, or were they when you introduced them to your tank? It could very well be that the 2 clowns are in the process of establishing gender. I can't explain the "faded dots on the back fins", but my guess is that you've got a male clown on your hands, especially if everything was just hunky dory yesterday. Hope I'm correct on this.
The male will find a spot in the tank and hang out there while the female goes out and explores...so to speak. Do your clowns "dance", or have they "danced" lately? If I'm correct, he's keeping an eye on the home front. Hope that's what you're seeing.
Lisa :happyfish
 
fishfatty

fishfatty

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Originally Posted by MonaLisa
Questions...are your 2 clowns pretty much the same size, or were they when you introduced them to your tank? It could very well be that the 2 clowns are in the process of establishing gender. I can't explain the "faded dots on the back fins", but my guess is that you've got a male clown on your hands, especially if everything was just hunky dory yesterday. Hope I'm correct on this.
The male will find a spot in the tank and hang out there while the female goes out and explores...so to speak. Do your clowns "dance", or have they "danced" lately? If I'm correct, he's keeping an eye on the home front. Hope that's what you're seeing.
Lisa :happyfish
Yes they were all happy yesterday, and I introduced the smaller one about a month before...the one I introduced last was bigger anyways. I hope this is whats happening! And yes they have danced alot before...for awhile they have been dancing. Thanks!
 
fishfatty

fishfatty

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now the clown has started to come back out.....I guess they only do their changing thing for one night???
 
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