Need help for sick clown

cone9 · 07-25-2001, 10:39 PM

My TR Ocellaris Clown has begun to hang around the top of the tank. It will swim down 6-8" then return to the surface. It reminds my of swim bladder problems in FW fish. The fish's respiration is not labored and no discoloration. I have had it for one week and it has been eating(frozen brine shrimp, flake, fresh fish, krill) and seemed to have adjusted nicely to the tank(first fish in the tank). My water parameters are all good:
SG - 1.026
Temp - 80
pH - 8.2
no ammonia or nitrites

Any ideas on the problem/treatment?

karun · 07-26-2001, 05:19 AM

Do you have some other fish in the tank which is picking on the new clown?
I had two clowns that spent the first month just hanging at the surface. They finally got accustomed to the tank and started moving around.

Karun

07-25-2001, 10:39 PM	#1
cone9 Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Dover, OH Posts: 16	Need help for sick clown My TR Ocellaris Clown has begun to hang around the top of the tank. It will swim down 6-8" then return to the surface. It reminds my of swim bladder problems in FW fish. The fish's respiration is not labored and no discoloration. I have had it for one week and it has been eating(frozen brine shrimp, flake, fresh fish, krill) and seemed to have adjusted nicely to the tank(first fish in the tank). My water parameters are all good: SG - 1.026 Temp - 80 pH - 8.2 no ammonia or nitrites Any ideas on the problem/treatment?

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07-26-2001, 05:19 AM	#2
karun Citizen Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Bombay, India Posts: 126	Do you have some other fish in the tank which is picking on the new clown? I had two clowns that spent the first month just hanging at the surface. They finally got accustomed to the tank and started moving around. Karun

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