Clownfish not eating, gasping?

[reefyy]

Hello! i recently added two clowns (last wednesday) in my aquarium. originally this one was eating just fine at the beginning but then a day after my female clownfish (or at least the bigger clownfish) started eating, he stopped. he hasnt eaten anything in like 2/3 days. the last day he ate, he was being bullied a bit and the next day (yesterday) when i came back from work he was in the complete other side of the tank. near a rock. he kind of moved around a bit stuck to being near the sand and rocks. it’s the first night they didnt sleep cornered up together. He looks a bit stressed and hes not really ignoring her completely because he will move and she will come near him without any issues but I cant tell if its from sickness or from her bullying. please advice :crying-face:

video from this morning.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello! i recently added two clowns (last wednesday) in my aquarium. originally this one was eating just fine at the beginning but then a day after my female clownfish (or at least the bigger clownfish) started eating, he stopped. he hasnt eaten anything in like 2/3 days. the last day he ate, he was being bullied a bit and the next day (yesterday) when i came back from work he was in the complete other side of the tank. near a rock. he kind of moved around a bit stuck to being near the sand and rocks. it’s the first night they didnt sleep cornered up together. He looks a bit stressed and hes not really ignoring her completely because he will move and she will come near him without any issues but I cant tell if its from sickness or from her bullying. please advice :crying-face:

video from this morning.

A lot of movement in video and at one point I see what may be mucus or else the angle of image. Aggression seems to be playing a role and will play role as the larger often being female will bite at the other, chase it to a corner, claim the entire tank, steal all the food and intimidate the fish. Separating the aggressor often will calm the other fish down and allow it to resume eating and normal activity.
Has fish lost color?
Fins clamped?

 

[reefyy]

A lot of movement in video and at one point I see what may be mucus or else the angle of image. Aggression seems to be playing a role and will play role as the larger often being female will bite at the other, chase it to a corner, claim the entire tank, steal all the food and intimidate the fish. Separating the aggressor often will calm the other fish down and allow it to resume eating and normal activity.
Has fish lost color?
Fins clamped?

no lost color no fins clamped but i do see the little white spot near his face could this be due to her biting him rather than an illness? should i separate them only during feeding or how long should i separate them for?

 

[vetteguy53081]

no lost color no fins clamped but i do see the little white spot near his face could this be due to her biting him rather than an illness? should i separate them only during feeding or how long should i separate them for?

Unfortunately pics blurry but bite marks not ruled out as this part of the hierarchy/aggression behavior

 

[reefyy]

Unfortunately pics blurry but bite marks not ruled out as this part of the hierarchy/aggression behavior

this is the only other video i could really capture. at the end you can see a white dot. cant really tell if its mucus from disease or not bc energy levels have been fine. will try to isolate her later.

 

[vetteguy53081]

this is the only other video i could really capture. at the end you can see a white dot. cant really tell if its mucus from disease or not bc energy levels have been fine. will try to isolate her later.

Couldnt see dot but to note - Fish is extremely thin and needs to get nutrition ASAP (try placing female in a separate container for a few hours. Assure water flow is not too strong. If you see one dot, can be a sand particle which Ive see on them due to heavy mucus coat and if parasitical, this time tomorrow will be increased in number of dots and location on fish

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hello! i recently added two clowns (last wednesday) in my aquarium. originally this one was eating just fine at the beginning but then a day after my female clownfish (or at least the bigger clownfish) started eating, he stopped. he hasnt eaten anything in like 2/3 days. the last day he ate, he was being bullied a bit and the next day (yesterday) when i came back from work he was in the complete other side of the tank. near a rock. he kind of moved around a bit stuck to being near the sand and rocks. it’s the first night they didnt sleep cornered up together. He looks a bit stressed and hes not really ignoring her completely because he will move and she will come near him without any issues but I cant tell if its from sickness or from her bullying. please advice :crying-face:

video from this morning.

Tough to see clearly. I don't see the typical fin or face damage from fighting clowns, but this fish is breathing REALLY fast. Rapid breathing is a symptom of a variety of problems; poor water quality, low oxygen and gill disease. If nothing else, adding a good air stone to the tank can help alleviate the symptoms, but you still need to lock in what the root cause it.....

 

[reefyy]

Tough to see clearly. I don't see the typical fin or face damage from fighting clowns, but this fish is breathing REALLY fast. Rapid breathing is a symptom of a variety of problems; poor water quality, low oxygen and gill disease. If nothing else, adding a good air stone to the tank can help alleviate the symptoms, but you still need to lock in what the root cause it.....

this is him right now. we’ve tested water and its all in range. also, surface should be good. we actually had to turn down the wavemakers a bit cause the clowns seem a bit scared the first two days.
no other fish are having issues eating or breathing.
we isolated him bc its easier to try to feed him here ( he was often under rocks). we’ve tried mysis, brine, pellets and even flakes. is there anything else can try to get him to eat?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

this is him right now. we’ve tested water and its all in range. also, surface should be good. we actually had to turn down the wavemakers a bit cause the clowns seem a bit scared the first two days.
no other fish are having issues eating or breathing.
we isolated him bc its easier to try to feed him here ( he was often under rocks). we’ve tried mysis, brine, pellets and even flakes. is there anything else can try to get him to eat?

Getting the fish to eat isn’t the primary concern, you need to get the breathing under control. That may be difficult to do as the issue could be protozoan, bacterial or even viral. Since it is in a hospital tank now, you might consider dosing with ruby reef rally pro. However, this takes time to work and the fish may not have that much time.