clownfish swimming weird

[Gina_234]

My clownfish have been swimming weird and twitching kind of? My water is good and i did a water change a few days ago, is he sick or just acting weird?

 

[vetteguy53081]

My clownfish have been swimming weird and twitching kind of? My water is good and i did a water change a few days ago, is he sick or just acting weird?

May be intimidation/aggression but video is too short to tell and needs to be under white light intensity.... no blue and at least 20 secs please

 

[Gina_234]

May be intimidation/aggression but video is too short to tell and needs to be under white light intensity.... no blue and at least 20 secs please

Alright, I will try to get another video but both the female and male have been doing it for a few seconds then stopping.

 

[MnFish1]

Additionally, it would be nice to have an idea of what the problem could be - i.e. how long have you had it, Any other fish acting weird, did you QT all of your fish?

 

[Gina_234]

It's mainly just my male clownfish, and sometimes the female, i've had them for 4 months and i did quarantine them all. this is another video i got, it happens for a second then he swims around fine. Could it be the micro bubbles?

 

[vetteguy53081]

It's mainly just my male clownfish, and sometimes the female, i've had them for 4 months and i did quarantine them all. this is another video i got, it happens for a second then he swims around fine. Could it be the micro bubbles?

Really need white lighting only
It’s hard to see with blues only

 

[W31Olds]

Looks a lot like flashing to me. Did you add anything to your Tank recently that are not fish? Corals, hermits, snails, etc.

 

[Gina_234]

I did recently add an anemone last night and a feather duster.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I did recently add an anemone last night and a feather duster.

Likely not the issue

 

[Gina_234]

Likely not the issue

Is he ill? do i need to take him out and quarantine him?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is he ill? do i need to take him out and quarantine him?

Dose not appear to be but also hard to confirm as we need video under WHITE lighting.... no Blue at all and a length of at least 20 seconds for video

 

[Gina_234]

Dose not appear to be but also hard to confirm as we need video under WHITE lighting.... no Blue at all and a length of at least 20 seconds for video

My light doesn't turn white but i'll figure out something.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My light doesn't turn white but i'll figure out something.

Sometimes, you can overcome the blue of your lights by shining a flashlight on the fish while you video it.

 

[Gina_234]

Sometimes, you can overcome the blue of your lights by shining a flashlight on the fish while you video it.

this is the best i can get

 

[W31Olds]

If there is no discoloration, white patches, or salt sizes dots on his body, I would just monitor closely for now. It looks like he is active and feeding.

 

[Gina_234]

Okay, if it continues happening then what should i do?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

this is the best i can get

I can see the clown going after food in the video, I agree, just watch it very closely for now.

 

[Gina_234]

I can see the clown going after food in the video, I agree, just watch it very closely for now.

if it continues should i remove him?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

if it continues should i remove him?

That's tough to say - if the issue is a parasite, all exposed fish will need to be treated. If it is from tankmate aggression, then separating it will solve the issue. If it is a rare bacterial issue, then just moving this fish alone and treating it will work.

 

[Gina_234]

My female clownfish has been itching itself against the sand aswell, if it is a parasite what's the best treatment for them? and would i need to remove my corals?