sick clown

[leroy6]

I have a 75 gal. with 10 lbs. liverock, 1 coral banded shrimp, a yellow tang, a coral beauty, 1 damselfish, 1 anemone. It has been setup 6 months; water tests are 8.2 ph 0 nitrites or ammonia, temp is 78. On Dec. 23 I added 2 turbo snails 1 gold band maroon clown( tank raised) and 5 lbs. lace rock. The clown ate the first night and had been eating good up until the 27th Pm he is staying close to water surface and is somewhat sideways at times, not eating at all now. I did a 20 % water change 28th Am any suggestions?

 

[beth]

Notice anything wrong with the fish that you can physically see on him? Swollen or red gills? Rapid breathing. Spots such as ich or pealing flesh?
Have you noticed if the fish is being harassed? This may be very subtle. Give the fish a good look with a magnifying glass to see if you can detect any problem areas.

 

[leroy6]

At feeding time I noticed the yellow tail damsel being aggresive with the clown even though he was a smaller fish. I removed him and now the clown is back to normal. Thank You!

 

[beth]

Good to hear all is well.

 

[mr. tuna]

good luck with it!!