Clownfish in Corner, Breathing Heavy

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So my clownfish is breathing heavy (like twice per second, is that normal?), and she seems to be hiding in the corner of the tank. I believe she slept there. Not sure if she is injured or sick, but she hasnt been near the torch coral that was stinging her a few weeks ago. The other clownfish is unaffected, in the place where the pair usually spend the day (a little cave I constructed for them) . There are plenty of microbubbles in the tank, salinity is in check at about 1.026.
If anyone knows about the fish breathing please help, I may just be paranoid. Any reason why she would be hiding in the bottom corner of the tank? If it were the male I could maybe understand that the female was bullying him, but my male is too small to do anything to the larger female XD
 
Ok so the clown has moved back to her regular spot, but im still worried about the breathing. Is like 2 times per second a lot?
 
What’s are your parameters ?
Is this the same clown from your other post
 
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Ammonia
Nitrate
Ph
Salinity
Water temperature

any hazy /millkiness to its color?
Fins normal- no shredding?
 
Test your:
Ammonia
Nitrate
Ph
Salinity
Water temperature

any hazy /millkiness to its color?
Fins normal- no shredding?
nope color is normal, shes swimming well, fins are good.
Nitrate: about 5
Nitrite: 0
pH= about 7.9, kinda low
Temp: 79F
SG: 1.027, just added freshwater
 
nope color is normal, shes swimming well, fins are good.
Nitrate: about 5
Nitrite: 0
pH= about 7.9, kinda low
Temp: 79F
SG: 1.027, just added freshwater
Yup- gravity. Take it down in small increments to 1.024-1.025
 

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