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I have clownfish . No idea what kind. At first I thought it was an ocellaris. Then I thought maybe a percula. Perhaps it is a mix. Anyhoo, had her about 3 months now. I never put her in quarantine and never treated her with meds prior to putting her into the display tank. About 2 weeks after I put that first clownfish in the display tank, I added another. Again, no idea what kind. No quarantine, no medications, etc.
About two weeks ago, the first/bigger clownfish stopped eating and seemed to be in distress. I turned down the flow which seemed to help her a bit but she seemed to be on a slow decline. About a week ago, I read somewhere that clowfish with white stringy poop might have intestinal parasites. So, I pulled both clownfish out of the DT and put them in a quarantine tank. I medicated with API GC. About 5 days ago, the bigger clownfish started laying on its side. It would still swim around but she seemed confused about how to orient herself. About 3 days ago, she started eating again. She had a pretty sizable poo which was greenish. I fed her some medicated pellets (GC + Seachem focus). She ate a few but won't touch the stuff since. She is eating bits of flake and unmedicated pellets but won't touch frozen brine.
I am about to do a second dose of GC in the tank but honestly, I feel like I am shooting in the dark. Anybody know what the heck is going on with this fish?
Some params:
DT:
Video of clownfish (at this point, I am not even sure anymore if it is a clowfish):
About two weeks ago, the first/bigger clownfish stopped eating and seemed to be in distress. I turned down the flow which seemed to help her a bit but she seemed to be on a slow decline. About a week ago, I read somewhere that clowfish with white stringy poop might have intestinal parasites. So, I pulled both clownfish out of the DT and put them in a quarantine tank. I medicated with API GC. About 5 days ago, the bigger clownfish started laying on its side. It would still swim around but she seemed confused about how to orient herself. About 3 days ago, she started eating again. She had a pretty sizable poo which was greenish. I fed her some medicated pellets (GC + Seachem focus). She ate a few but won't touch the stuff since. She is eating bits of flake and unmedicated pellets but won't touch frozen brine.
I am about to do a second dose of GC in the tank but honestly, I feel like I am shooting in the dark. Anybody know what the heck is going on with this fish?
Some params:
DT:
- Ammonia - 0
- Nitrite - 0
- Nitrate - 5 ppm
- Phosphate - .05 (ppm I think)
- pH - fluctuates between 8.05 to 8.2
- dKH - ~7
- Ammonia - 0
- Nitrite - 0
- Nitrate - 5 ppm
- Phosphate - no idea
- pH - no idea - probably between 7.8 to 8
- dkH - ~8
Video of clownfish (at this point, I am not even sure anymore if it is a clowfish):
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