jason_mazzy
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If it's only at night or more often at night, I believe there is a sudden scare type disease related to low HUFA intake of clown-fish.... I can't remember the name.
Extremely worried about male clown
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Update: I just woke up and saw that his fins is beat up bad, I moved the heater so there is no wire in the tank.
bairdimusprime
Bill
i'm so sorry you're dealing with this. i would test for stray voltage. also with a 2/3 month old tank check out the amonia levels... i know its cycled but a random spike is possible
this is such a strange situation
this is such a strange situation
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
Damaged fins has me wondering about flukes or some disease. I can't tell by the photo but it looks like he has a dusting or coating on it? Perhaps velvet or brook?
Update: I just woke up and saw that his fins is beat up bad, I moved the heater so there is no wire in the tank.
Could you provide a better photo?
@Humblefish @Brew12 @melypr1985
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There are some black spots on his face, idk if that means black ich or scratches from hitting things
You should get a grounding plug just to eliminate that possibility. They are pretty cheap. They're basically just a conductive piece that plugs into an outlet (or power strip). They have two plastic prongs and then the metal ground post so that they are sending any stray voltage to ground, i.e. out of your tank.
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So, I set up this QT for him that I just got an hour ago. He is a little stressed, but I know that he is safer here. (this needs to get filled up a little bit ik)
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Update: He died this morning, I am heartbroken 
I'm sorry to hear this. He was a beautiful little guy... (-_-,)
~Bruce
~Bruce
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Thanks everyone, my other clown is acting funny and having the same behavior, I did a water change yesterday, so I don't think it's the water
Did the other clown start acting funny before or after the water change? How big of a water change was it? It's possible that some parameter was off when you did the water change (e.g. temperature, salinity, trace elements) causing stress. Have you removed him to your QT yet?
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After, it was 5% because I did not have many nitrates. Yes the water was 3 degrees off, which is my fault. Salinity was the same. I did not have time to put her into my QT yet (running late) but I did not know if I should, so when I get home I will
I'm not sure a 5% change at a wrong temperature would be enough to trigger that kind of response. In my opinion, the salinity is more important, which you had the same.
Is he swimming upside down like the other clown? Swim bladder issue, possibly?
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Yes, and thrashing slightly she has not been eating but yesterday she was just fine. It could have been because it was the morning and she was waking up but if I have to QT her I want to do it asap
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