Clown gasping for air.

[Laird]

One of my clowns is acting weird. For 3/4 of the day he swims around and acts normal, and then for about 1/4 of the day he goes to the corner of the tank and sort of hosts in a zoa frag. Also, whenever its down in the zoa it looks to be gasping for air. When its swimming are the tank its not gasping tho. Its been doing this for about a week.

I've searched online a lot and its seems thats pretty common behavior for sick clowns. I just don't know what exactly is wrong.

All my other fish and corals are doing great. Parameters are good, and I have lots of flow and lots of surface agitation.

 

[clowns101]

My clownfish dont host Zoas but they do this somtimes with their anemone.

 

[Friday Night]

Id check the current PH level....

 

[Laird]

Ph is 8

 

[Ericm1205]

what kind of clown? how long have you had it and was it WC?

 

[Mantis]

Is it like a seizure looking effect ? If so it's mating ... Is it paired up and is it the small one? If so mine does it all the time and it's perfectly normal... Hope this helps...

 

[Troylee]

Mine hosts the top right side of my tank... He always chills up there before lights out..,. Even taken a couple rides to the sump during water changes since my return is right there lol....

 

[Laird]

Its a 1.5 inch ora snowflake that I've had about a month.

I'm 95% sure its not doing anything "normal" I think its sick. When is gasping for air ever normal?