sick clown??

brewski4u1

brewski4u1

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hey i've had my tank up and running for almost a year now and have had 2 clowns it in for about 6 to 6 months! for the last few days one of the clows has beed acting very funny! he seems to not be and to keep him self level, ex. falling left or right then jumping right up again after a few min also pointing straight up and sinking to the bottom! the other clown is perfect not bothered at all all specs are perfect i thougth it migth have been the water so i did a large water change yester day and still is acting the same! any ideas! and if you need more info just ask away i'll do my best to explain!
-ryan
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Brewski4u1
hey i've had my tank up and running for almost a year now and have had 2 clowns it in for about 6 to 6 months! for the last few days one of the clows has beed acting very funny! he seems to not be and to keep him self level, ex. falling left or right then jumping right up again after a few min also pointing straight up and sinking to the bottom! the other clown is perfect not bothered at all all specs are perfect i thougth it migth have been the water so i did a large water change yester day and still is acting the same! any ideas! and if you need more info just ask away i'll do my best to explain!
-ryan
Can you post your EXACT water parmeters for Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph, SG, and temp? Have you added anything to the tank recently? What sized tank is this? How old is the tank? What all is in it?
 
brewski4u1

brewski4u1

Member
all specs at zero! just did a 10 gallon water change on a 30gl tank! temp is at 80 and sailinty is at .026 was gonna add a yellow watch man and didnt cause he was looking sick! what in it ahhh a bunch of corals and about 40-50 lbs of rock! and tank is about 9 months old! like i said tho the otehr fish are fine a smaller clown and a fire fish! both are happy as can be! the sicko hasnt stopeed eating it just seems like he is struggling to swim by the end of the day! when lights first go on he is fine and when i get home from work hes not lookin to good ! its been about 4 days like this now! i dont get it !
 
sotoasty

sotoasty

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If you have any luck, please post back. Mine is doing the exact same thing. It just started today. All water levels are fine. I just moved him to HT He can't seem to keep his balance. Right now, mine is not eating. I don't think he has enough control to get to the food if he wanted to eat. The way he looks, I am afraid he is on his last legs.
 
brewski4u1

brewski4u1

Member
i'm sorry it really sucks mine is at a week alomst now and i just cant figure it out ! and nobodyy on here seems to know anything either! kinda sucks!
 
razor vampire

razor vampire

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Symptoms:
A). The fish whirl or wobble around the aquarium
Cause:
This is a gram-positive bacterial infection of the swim bladder known as: Whirling disease
Treatment: Treat with TMP Sulfa -or- Erythromycin
OR
The swim bladder contains purulent fluid. Large numbers of bacteria are found in the fluid and the wall
Treatment: Treat with Quinine Sulfate.
OR
The wall of the swim bladder is hardened
Treatment: Raise the temperature in the tank by 3 to 5 degrees for five days.
 
brewski4u1

brewski4u1

Member
yea i got that from googe to ! i guess i'm gonna have to set up a 10g qt is the looks the only way to get him better ! thats totaly gonna cut my spening money in half for this cruise! w/ meds and all the stuff to set up a QT and 25% water change daily! ugg! maybe he can lst till the endo of the month lol but i prob wont wait that long!
 
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