clownfish/feeding tank

[Reefer769]

hey everyone,

i was just a little worried about one of my clownfish. i have a pair, and one is much larger then the other one(i bought them the same size). i know that this is nartural and this is sopposed to be a sex change, but the smaller clownfish(the male) literally lays in the rocks and doesnt look to good either, and whenever i feed the tank it seems to be afraid to eat. will this get better or is this a sex change gone bad?

also i was wondering if you guys think half a frozen cube of prime reef is good to feed my 30gal cube with 10gal sump that has 4 fish per day? or am i feeding to little or to much?

[Samper]

I don't think that's way too much but it might be better to spread your feedings out maybe a fourth cube in morning and a fourth at night.

[Reefer769]

yea thats what i do, what about my clownfish though?

[Reefland]

Does the clownfish eat at all? Does he appear to have any wounds or parasites?

[Reefer769]

he eats, but very little, it just seems that he is literally scared to eat, like the bigger clownfish scared him into eating. his fins are a little town, and does not have any parasites, also one of his eyes seems a little red... not sure though.

[Reefland]

I would just continue to monitor the fish as long as it is eating.

[Reefer769]

is this normal behavior? or what is goin on i just dont understand

[Reefland]

Is a fish laying in the rocks normal? I wouldn't think so, no but it kind of sounds like the smaller of the 2 clowns is just being submissive towards the larger which is ok.

[Sueet]

Don't know what is 'too little' or 'too much' but I feed my clowns quite a bit more than that daily (3 or 4 times a day)... Between the two, my clowns would probably eat a whole cube per day, maybe even plus some, so maybe your little guy isn't getting enough? I hand feed my fish (meaning I hold the food in my hand, and they come take it from me) so it doesn't get wasted as much. It may well be that I'm just a sucker, and my clowns take advantage of that fact too, lol