reason for clown not eating?

[galina]

I've noticed that ever since a few days ago, my clown won't eat. Before he completely PIGGED out on the pellets.. but now he shows no interest. The day this started, I tried to feed another of my fish mysis shrimp. The clown didn't touch it but iwasn't worried then.. Is it possible that when I wasn't watching, he ate some mysis shrimp and developed a new picky preference?
He hasn't eaten for about three days now and I havn't fed any mysis.. just the normal pellets that he won't touch.
Galina

 

[knotsack]

do you have any anemones? cuz ive heard that clownfish sometimes take the food from anemones,and the anemones dont mind.

 

[galina]

Nope.. it's a fish only.

 

[kev]

Ive had 5 clownfish in my life, and every single one of them has done the same thing. Im not quite sure why they do this, but its pretty normal. Clownfish seem to take a little time to "settle in" to their new homes and this make take some time, if no signs of disease show up, and your water quality is good, then I would just wait it out. Your clown should eat sooner or later, if not, then it may somethin wrong with it internally or have cynide poisoning.