Help with Clownfish

Zbrady72

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I woke up this morning and notice that one of my snails was flipped on his back no big deal. When I went to flip him over I noticed my water was much cooler than normal. I check the thermometer and the tank had dropped about 12° to 66° overnight. I figured the heater must have gone out so I replaced it with my back up and slowly heated the water back up to 78°. My clown fish has been acting funny since staying in the corner of the tank on the sand bed. I’ll attach a video. Has anyone had this happen to you? Is there anything I can do? All my other fish seem to be normal.
 

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One of my pair of clownfish always sleep on the sand and host the back glass. I think that clowns are just funny fish, hence their name. If your clown is eating, my guess is that he will be fine. 66 is a little cold, but most established fish are fairly hardy in colder temperatures. Hot temperatures, on the other hand, can kill quickly because oxygen does not stay in the water.
 
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Thanks, he wouldn’t swim up to eat this morning but I am going to try and feed him again tonight.
 

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