Weird Clown fish behavior

[97stallion]

Well I've had my clown fish for about 5 months so far, and for about the last couple of weeks, my larger of the 2 clown fish has been floating around the tank on it's side. At night he goes into a corner and sleeps there. For those with a sense of humor, he's still alive. But my other clown fish is perfectly happy. Any ideas. Itested my PH and all that is and it's all normal. 8.2ish. But it does seem my clown fish is breathing kind of hard and doesn't eat at all.

 

[beth]

Sounds like he may have a bacterial infection. He would need to be treated with an antibiotic, but I can't recommend treating your whole tank with a medication. You would need to put him in a quarantine tank.

 

[97stallion]

what antibiotic should I get?

 

[beth]

Maracyn Two for Saltwaterfish. Do you have a quarantine tank?

 

[97stallion]

Yes, I have a little tank.

 

[97stallion]

I was looking in the store, and I don't see that type of medicine.

 

[beth]

Is there only 1 store around? Maracyn Two is pretty common. The saltwater variety is best, but you can use the freshwater if the salt is not available.