Hello, I have 2 clownfish. They have been together for about 5 months now. Over the last 4 days, both clowns haven't really eaten, which seems to stem from the female not wanting to eat and the male follows suit. Here's the back story.
I have a 55 gallon mixed reef tank. It got ich, so I went fallow there and treated the clowns with copper and prazipro. During the treatment they ate well, and did great.
After 30 days of copper and prazipro, I moved the clowns to a sterile tank (saltwater only) and kept them there for about 2 months. They had been eating very well. After about 1.5 months of sterile tank, I noticed some itching against the PVC. I decided to start dosing polyplab medic for 10 days. Clowns ate fine. I continued to notice itching so I re started prazipro, 2 rounds, 5 days per dose. That just finished today. I moved them now into a new tank I bought, to replace the 55 gallon (innovative marine ext 100).
They both stopped eating mid way through the second round of prazipro (in the 2 month holding "sterile" tank), which seems like the female is the one who won't eat. They go to the food, the male will MAYBE eat a pellet/shrimp piece, and the female goes up to the food, but couldn't care less afterwards.
I've tried:
Pellets
Frozen Mysis
Frozen Brine
All of the above soaked in garlic
I'm not sure what suddenly changed. They both swim completely normal, zero visual sign of issues. No weird poop, no pinched stomach, no scratching, no spots, nothing. I have no idea why they won't eat anything I give them. Any advice? Thoughts? I have no idea. Thanks everyone.
I have a 55 gallon mixed reef tank. It got ich, so I went fallow there and treated the clowns with copper and prazipro. During the treatment they ate well, and did great.
After 30 days of copper and prazipro, I moved the clowns to a sterile tank (saltwater only) and kept them there for about 2 months. They had been eating very well. After about 1.5 months of sterile tank, I noticed some itching against the PVC. I decided to start dosing polyplab medic for 10 days. Clowns ate fine. I continued to notice itching so I re started prazipro, 2 rounds, 5 days per dose. That just finished today. I moved them now into a new tank I bought, to replace the 55 gallon (innovative marine ext 100).
They both stopped eating mid way through the second round of prazipro (in the 2 month holding "sterile" tank), which seems like the female is the one who won't eat. They go to the food, the male will MAYBE eat a pellet/shrimp piece, and the female goes up to the food, but couldn't care less afterwards.
I've tried:
Pellets
Frozen Mysis
Frozen Brine
All of the above soaked in garlic
I'm not sure what suddenly changed. They both swim completely normal, zero visual sign of issues. No weird poop, no pinched stomach, no scratching, no spots, nothing. I have no idea why they won't eat anything I give them. Any advice? Thoughts? I have no idea. Thanks everyone.