Skunk clown shaking

[speedracer]

Hi there....I'm just wondering if anyone knows what would cause a skunk clown to shake? I've read that sometimes they'll do that when it's a male and female, but I only have one. Water is OK except for the calcium and pH. Calcium is in the high 600's and pH was 7.6 I think. We're doing water changes like every other day to get the calcium down and were told not to add a buffer to bring the pH up until the calcium was stable.Some of you are probably having heart palpitations right now....So is the skunk clown pretty much dying right now?

 

[darth tang]

PH shock probably.

 

[speedracer]

so if it's pH shock, then is lowering the calcium in order to add a pH buffer the only option at this point?

 

[darth tang]

Your PH is going to have a greater affect on your fish than the calcium will. I would adjust your PH immediately.......and do it slowly. To fast and it will shock your fish further.