Injured Clownfish, need ideas, help please

Russell Harris · Mar 2, 2019

I have had two onyx clownfish for about a month and one of them is struggling now. We had some damsels that were beating up on our angelfish and killed them. I assume they were beating up the clownfish as well. We removed them a week ago and several days later one of our clownfish is laying on the ground and not eating. She did this for several days and is now moving around the tank some, especially when I go to feed but she won't eat even with food in front of her. Any ideas on things to try or do I just need to wait it out? Any thoughts are helpful.

Big G · Mar 2, 2019

Welcome to R2R. Sorry your clown is not doing well. Could be internal injuries and or a bacterial infection from the beating. Have the fish in your tanks been through QT process to eliminate parasites & worms?

Russell Harris · Mar 2, 2019

No they have not been through a separate quarantine. I have another clownfish that I got at as a pair with the one who is sick and he is doing well.

Big G · Mar 2, 2019

Ok. So the best path then is to treat with antibiotics. The "Trifecta" of Furan2 + Metro + Kanaplex, covers a very wide spectrum of bacterial and some internal parasite infections.

Russell Harris · Mar 2, 2019

Where is the best place to get those?

Big G · Mar 2, 2019

Russell Harris said:
Where is the best place to get those?

Best is online at Amazon. But bacterial infections can go south sometimes pretty quickly. Do you have a decent LFS near you? At the least I'd treat with Furan2 + Metro.