Hi - I have a clownfish that started breathing heavily two days ago. I also noticed its been inserting the tentacles of the hammer it has been hosing, and putting them in its mouth and then pulling away. The clownfish have been hosting the hammer for two months and I never saw this behavior before. He is still eating but usually he quickly swims up to the top when I put pellets in. Today he waited and only ate a pellet or two.
For reference, I've had two clowns for about 6 months (only one is showing these symptoms, the other is breathing fine and quickly ate the food I put in today). I haven't added anything wet to the tank in some time.
Nitrates are near zero, phosphates are 0.05, ammonia is zero. Only relatively recent change I made was adding a RFG to the return pump nozzle, which may not have been agitating the surface as much, but was still doing some agitation. Also no aggression between the two clowns.
@Jay Hemdal you had me get Maracyn 2 for my other clownfish a few months ago. Any idea what's wrong with this one and what I should do about it?
See a few videos attached, appreciate any help you all can provide
For reference, I've had two clowns for about 6 months (only one is showing these symptoms, the other is breathing fine and quickly ate the food I put in today). I haven't added anything wet to the tank in some time.
Nitrates are near zero, phosphates are 0.05, ammonia is zero. Only relatively recent change I made was adding a RFG to the return pump nozzle, which may not have been agitating the surface as much, but was still doing some agitation. Also no aggression between the two clowns.
@Jay Hemdal you had me get Maracyn 2 for my other clownfish a few months ago. Any idea what's wrong with this one and what I should do about it?
See a few videos attached, appreciate any help you all can provide
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