Sick clownfish?

[IggyTHS]

Hi guys. I've had this 2 clownfish for about 2 weeks. yesterday, I've noticed that they are swimming in circles and turning left and right. they've been eating normally and chasing down frozen mysis as i put it into the tank.

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[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi guys. I've had this 2 clownfish for about 2 weeks. yesterday, I've noticed that they are swimming in circles and turning left and right. they've been eating normally and chasing down frozen mysis as i put it into the tank.

link to video:

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Your video is too pixelated to see much, if you host it on YouTube, it could be seen in 4k.

How is the water testing? Especially ammonia?

A general observation - that tank is a bit small for two clownfish. You may run into aggression between them if they don't pair up right away.

 

[IggyTHS]

Hi guys. I've had this 2 clownfish for about 2 weeks. yesterday, I've noticed that they are swimming in circles and turning left and right. they've been eating normally and chasing down frozen mysis as i put it into the tank.

link to video:

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Your video is too pixelated to see much, if you host it on YouTube, it could be seen in 4k.

How is the water testing? Especially ammonia?

A general observation - that tank is a bit small for two clownfish. You may run into aggression between them if they don't pair up right away.

sorry this was recorded by my cctv so it's not as clear.
tank is cycled, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrite around 1.
Both clowns hasn't been aggressive with each other so far. i didn't notice any chasing or fin nipping.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Is that a qt tank? What size is that? It looks too small for 2 clowns, even if its temporary IMO

 

[IggyTHS]

Is that a qt tank? What size is that? It looks too small for 2 clowns, even if its temporary IMO

yup its a qt tank. its a 8l(around 2.1gal) tank.

so they might just be stressed because of the tank size?

 

[W31Olds]

Tank is way too small to have a successful QT outcome for 2 Clowns. How is the Ammonia level? 2 weeks in that little Tank would send it through the roof. A10 Gallon tank is the minimum, but I usually go 20 because they are so cheap. Is there Copper Medication in the Tank?