So it has been a week and a half since I saw the male clownfish on his side and unresponsive on the bottom of the tank. Since that time, I have not medicated them in any way, and he seems fine about 90% of the time. It's the other 10% that makes me worry that I will lose him.
He just seems lethargic. He doesn't seem to do any flashing/scratching against anything. His breathing is not noticeably different than the female's. I can't see any red spots/inflammation. I don't see signs of clamped/damaged fins.
Most of the time, he is swimming around with the female. They lock jaws pretty often but then go back to hanging out in a matter of seconds like nothing happened. Once or twice a day, I see him just lying on the bottom of the tank though, often on his side. If I put a net in the tank, he starts swimming like nothing happened again. I am torn on if I should just stick with observation and accept that he is weird or if I should be doing some sort of "just in case" treatment. The female doesn't exhibit any of the same behaviors.
They are in a 20 gallon quarantine tank with live rock and a HOB filter. Temp is kept at 78. Seachem alert badge is yellow and has been yellow the entire time. Salinity is 1.025. Water changes have been temperature and salinity matched. There is also an airstone in addition to the filter. I top off with RO/DI twice a day to maintain salinity, but I would guess it is losing 1/2 -1 cup of water at the most between top offs.
I could really use some opinions here.
He just seems lethargic. He doesn't seem to do any flashing/scratching against anything. His breathing is not noticeably different than the female's. I can't see any red spots/inflammation. I don't see signs of clamped/damaged fins.
Most of the time, he is swimming around with the female. They lock jaws pretty often but then go back to hanging out in a matter of seconds like nothing happened. Once or twice a day, I see him just lying on the bottom of the tank though, often on his side. If I put a net in the tank, he starts swimming like nothing happened again. I am torn on if I should just stick with observation and accept that he is weird or if I should be doing some sort of "just in case" treatment. The female doesn't exhibit any of the same behaviors.
They are in a 20 gallon quarantine tank with live rock and a HOB filter. Temp is kept at 78. Seachem alert badge is yellow and has been yellow the entire time. Salinity is 1.025. Water changes have been temperature and salinity matched. There is also an airstone in addition to the filter. I top off with RO/DI twice a day to maintain salinity, but I would guess it is losing 1/2 -1 cup of water at the most between top offs.
I could really use some opinions here.