Clownfish not eating

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Hey guys one of my clowns hasn’t been eating its been a few days it stays in the back of the tank mostly does swim around a bit but mostly stays by the heater it made its home the other clown it has recently paired up with is doing fine eating like a pig.
It looks fine nothing in its body has good color not sure could it be changing sex to female it is a it bigger then the other clown now. Not sure what’s going on just being patient not wanting to rush anything
 

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Are you trying different foods to give it a few choices like frozen flake pellet and such? And have you happened to check your tanks Parameters to make sure all is well there?
 
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Are you trying different foods to give it a few choices like frozen flake pellet and such? And have you happened to check your tanks Parameters to make sure all is well there?
Yes I’ve tried flakes,pellets and frozen
All parameters are good
Temp 78
Ph 8.1
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 15
1.024
All other fish are perfectly fine all corals are doing great
 

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How long have the clowns been in the system together? If you just added them or another fish it will take time for her to settle. If she looks good and healthy I would just keep an eye on her and continue offering different options.
 
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How long have the clowns been in the system together? If you just added them or another fish it will take time for her to settle. If she looks good and healthy I would just keep an eye on her and continue offering different options.
They were added together I would say a month or 2 ago
 

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I would give her some time and see how she does. You can offer some adult brine shrimp that you gut load with Phytoplankton if she is not eating by the weekend. Normally live food will get a finicky fish to eat.
 

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