Clown Fish - Weird Behaviour???

[Diablos]

Tink e behaviour of my newly added clown fish really puzzles me!!!

My tank had juz completed cycling and its e first fish i added. The clown fish always swims near e top of the water at one corner of the tank and does not moves around.... e same thing oso applies for my cleaner shrimp which juz molted ('stone-ing' at one corner)

izit becos:

1) high level of nitrates

2) Temp.?

3) it likes e strong current created by e outflow pipe

4) Or its simply unfamiliar in a new environment

Pls advise.

[gerald28]

bro check again if it really cycled and also wait a few days or did u change 50% water

cause the only time nemo near there like gasping for breath is when it going up the lorry ya

[Diablos]

I oso tink e nemo is gg up e lorry..... But i chk liao, nh3=0, no2 =0, ph=8.2...water seems to be okay

i juz did like 20% water change....hopefully after a few days, it will be fine...

[leochngyh]

last time my clown also ack the same thing and after 3 days, up lorry.

[Kelmen]

Probably the fish is sick, and\or your tank is low in oxygen.

Get pump\powerhead to help flow and surface agitation, or air stone.

[cityofangels]

Clown fishes are highly intolerant of high nitrate levels and this could be due to an improper cycling process.

My Tomato clown swam around at the top for 1-2 days and died soon after.

[Diablos]

My clownfish juz went up e lorry......sob sob

This is my first nemo and it got me a 4D starter prize ... so i named it 'starter'..too bad it didn't survive long haizzzzz

[AREA51]

My clownfish juz went up e lorry......sob sob

This is my first nemo and it got me a 4D starter prize ... so i named it 'starter'..too bad it didn't survive long haizzzzz

feel sad for you bro

maybe its a sign that you get another clownfish called 'top prize'

[dreamzcape]

wah bro how ur clownfish give u the number sia? condolences!

[zorden]

Everytime after the lights out, my nemo will be swimming near the surface at the corner. but nothing happen....

After so long...nothing happen (Touch wood)

[stabilo]

Everytime after the lights out, my nemo will be swimming near the surface at the corner. but nothing happen....

After so long...nothing happen (Touch wood)

If that happens again, check ur KH!! Heck, check everything

[Ladyfinger]

Tink e behaviour of my newly added clown fish really puzzles me!!!

My tank had juz completed cycling and its e first fish i added. The clown fish always swims near e top of the water at one corner of the tank and does not moves around.... e same thing oso applies for my cleaner shrimp which juz molted ('stone-ing' at one corner)

izit becos:

1) high level of nitrates

2) Temp.?

3) it likes e strong current created by e outflow pipe

4) Or its simply unfamiliar in a new environment

Pls advise. 

Usually i will put e new fish in my sump tank (if u got one)

for 1-2 days before transfer to main tank. Becos main tank

got older fish and will bully them and aso fight 4 food.

[Lester]

Everytime after the lights out, my nemo will be swimming near the surface at the corner. but nothing happen....

After so long...nothing happen (Touch wood)

hi bro ...

can help thinking wat type of worm u are collecting ...

me find it quite interesting.. care to share ...

cheers

[iantoh]

hi there diablos,

i cant really be sure what the problem is with your clownfish, but i honestly think its due to incomplete cycling, and too high a level of nitrates. shrimps are good indicators of water quality because they're more sensitive to nitrite and nitrate levels in the water, and they'll start to stand in the middle of the sandbed and not move too much when nitrates get too high, whereas when tank parameters are good, they're be perched on rocks or coral and moving quite constantly.

fish swimming near the surface too is probably a sign of nitrates, though that could also be due to a swim bladder problem, for example, air in the scales, or swim bladder of the fish that creates bouyancy problems.

we cant be sure though so best way is to check your nitrate levels with a testkit. perhaps the issue may not even be nitrates but nitrites that have not been converted to nitrates yet due to incomplete cycling so checking nitrites too will help.

cheers,

ian

[Diablos]

Hmmm..... thanks Ian... Tink i noe wat causes e death of my nemo My cleaner shrimp is always station on e rock durin e day=> so it may be the nitrates alreadi i guess

The nemo oso refuses to eat for 3 days ... (pellets, mysis) ..maybe it died of hunger????

[neokn]

Diablos:

caution: Test the perimeters before you add any additive or buffer coz you will most likely kill more LS if you do blindly.

[abflug22]

Hi Diablos,

strong likelihood ur nitrate is too high. how long have u cycled ur tank?

recommended 1 mth or more for proper cycling process.

its best to get good testkits to check ur parameters, Salifert etc.

check ur ammonia, nitrite, nitrate etc

to save ur heartache, $$ stop stocking up first. test ur water, stable leow thn stock up.... patience leads to success in our hobby

All the best

[Kotobuki]

If I were you I'll hurry grab some NSwater from lfs and set aside a Q-tank. Den slowly check all water para and find out the cause. Cannot risk the LS nomatter its a $1 clown or a $100 golden angle.

[zorden]

hi bro ...

can help thinking wat type of worm u are collecting ...

me find it quite interesting.. care to share ...

cheers

Nothing much.

Just christmas worm, various color of tube worm and also Coco worm...

Btw...my nemo finally settle down....with their anenome..

[Diablos]

Thanks all bros for e guidance!!

Juz check all water parameters and everything looks good!! Added a nemo and its eating normally...so far so good..... 5 days alreadi maybe e last nemo died of hunger