Clarkii Clownfish.. acting weird

[pufferenthusiast]

Just bought a pair of clarkii clowns today, the larger of the two is doing excellent while the smaller is acting odd, no signs of aggression from other tank mates. Came out earlier to him swimming at the top of the tank as shown in video 2, then came out later to check on him, FOUND HIM STUCK TO OVERFLOW (helped him off), then he decided to go down to the bottom and lie down. (Video 1 is right after I put them in tank)

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just bought a pair of clarkii clowns today, the larger of the two is doing excellent while the smaller is acting odd, no signs of aggression from other tank mates. Came out earlier to him swimming at the top of the tank as shown in video 2, then came out later to check on him, FOUND HIM STUCK TO OVERFLOW (helped him off), then he decided to go down to the bottom and lie down. (Video 1 is right after I put them in tank)

These videos are of no help as one is two seconds- Need at least 20 seconds and better light. Bright white light intensity - no blue is best. Also recommended at minimum is a 60 minute ruby rally pro bath but in essence should be quarantined for protection against disease.
Swimming at top of tank may be aggression and succumbing to getting stuck on power head would be weakness. If it swam fine at store,,, something caused sudden change.
How did you acclimate the fish and for how long ?

 

[pufferenthusiast]

Bag float first to adjust temp and then drip (just my preference) I never put store water in my tanks. I’ll try to get a better video of the fish currently

These videos are of no help as one is two seconds- Need at least 20 seconds and better light. Bright white light intensity - no blue is best. Also recommended at minimum is a 60 minute ruby rally pro bath but in essence should be quarantined for protection against disease.
Swimming at top of tank may be aggression and succumbing to getting stuck on power head would be weakness. If it swam fine at store,,, something caused sudden change.
How did you acclimate the fish and for how long ?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Bag float first to adjust temp and then drip (just my preference) I never put store water in my tanks. I’ll try to get a better video of the fish currently

Did you match salinity of bag water with that of display tank?

 

[pufferenthusiast]

These videos are of no help as one is two seconds- Need at least 20 seconds and better light. Bright white light intensity - no blue is best. Also recommended at minimum is a 60 minute ruby rally pro bath but in essence should be quarantined for protection against disease.
Swimming at top of tank may be aggression and succumbing to getting stuck on power head would be weakness. If it swam fine at store,,, something caused sudden change.
How did you acclimate the fish and for how long ?

Full video of after I had just put them in the tank, as soon as I put the smaller one in he went to the bottom in the corner and started ‘rolling around’ in the sand, stirring it up, but once he saw the other clarkii he seemed to just return to normal???

 

[pufferenthusiast]

Yes, my tank sits at 1.025 steady

Did you match salinity of bag water with that of display tank?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Full video of after I had just put them in the tank, as soon as I put the smaller one in he went to the bottom in the corner and started ‘rolling around’ in the sand, stirring it up, but once he saw the other clarkii he seemed to just return to normal???

Turn light s low for 24 hours and allow fish to settle in. Acclimation may be part of issue as intimidation from existing fish

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Full video of after I had just put them in the tank, as soon as I put the smaller one in he went to the bottom in the corner and started ‘rolling around’ in the sand, stirring it up, but once he saw the other clarkii he seemed to just return to normal???

Both clowns are a bit stressed, the larger clown is just showing it by slightly more rapid breathing.

It was unclear to me - what was the salinity of the water the fish were living in at the store?

 

[MnFish1]

Yes, my tank sits at 1.025 steady

It would be interesting to know what the stores salinity was at. Sometimes a change can effect fish (and it may affect different fish differently)

 

[pufferenthusiast]

Just bought a pair of clarkii clowns today, the larger of the two is doing excellent while the smaller is acting odd, no signs of aggression from other tank mates. Came out earlier to him swimming at the top of the tank as shown in video 2, then came out later to check on him, FOUND HIM STUCK TO OVERFLOW (helped him off), then he decided to go down to the bottom and lie down. (Video 1 is right after I put them in tank)

checked on fish this morning, both are swimming together just fine!