New clownfish turning sideways

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I got my new clownfish about 2 weeks ago and he has started to swim at the bottom of the tank, sometimes sideways. He sometimes flashes (i think that’s the right term). I’m afraid he is sick.

Here is a video, you can see him swim sideways at the end:
 
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I got my new clownfish about 2 weeks ago and he has started to swim at the bottom of the tank, sometimes sideways. He sometimes flashes (i think that’s the right term). I’m afraid he is sick.

Here is a video, you can see him swim sideways at the end:


i just noticed there is white poop(?) coming out of the fish.

here are my water parameters:
Salinity - 1.025
Ammonia/nitrite - 0
Alkalinity - 11
Nitrate - 2
Phosphate - 0.03
Calcium - 465
Magnesium - 1410
Ph - 8.2
 

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