How long to I let dying fish and bubble coral remain in tank

[Lisa Cain]

I have two tragedies that I am dealing with. My clownfish is dying. He will not eat and for 3 days he has been staying at the top. Now is is bouncing all over. Trying to swim but cannot. How long do I let him remains in the tank or should I take him out and put him in a bowl with saltwater. He is just floating and bouncing. My bubble coral seemed infected. I put it in water with a little iodide and all of the bubbles have receded. Do I take it out?

 

[Fishyfish22]

do you have pics or a video of your clown? it might have a parasite keeping it from eating or behaving normally.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I have two tragedies that I am dealing with. My clownfish is dying. He will not eat and for 3 days he has been staying at the top. Now is is bouncing all over. Trying to swim but cannot. How long do I let him remains in the tank or should I take him out and put him in a bowl with saltwater. He is just floating and bouncing. My bubble coral seemed infected. I put it in water with a little iodide and all of the bubbles have receded. Do I take it out?

Take a look at the sticky post, second one down, at the top of this section (or in the signature line below my name here). This outlines background information we need to try and resolve the fish's issue. I will tell you though, what you are describing is a fish that is moribund (close to death) and there really isn't anything that can be done for it - sorry. Still, we are here to help you with fish issues going forward, advice on quarantine, etc.

Jay