help ; clownfish not eating or moving around

[jfrs]

i’ve had 2 clownfish for about 9 days now and the 2 clowns were happy then all of a sudden , the smaller clown stopped eeating like it used to and it’s not moving around much. the 2 clowns are the same and are no more than 2 inches long. it also always has gills open and seems to breathing heavy, they are fed flakes and mysis shrimp. tank was cycled . live rock and live samd used. dont know what to do

[luislimon]

Originally Posted by jfrs

i’ve had 2 clownfish for about 9 days now and the 2 clowns were happy then all of a sudden , the smaller clown stopped eeating like it used to and it’s not moving around much. the 2 clowns are the same and are no more than 2 inches long. it also always has gills open and seems to breathing heavy, they are fed flakes and mysis shrimp. tank was cycled . live rock and live samd used. dont know what to do

Please post pictures/video. It sound like amonia poisoning. Do a 50% water change today and tomorrow. Go to your LFS and buy amonia alert from seachem. Is about $6




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[luislimon]

Originally Posted by luislimon

Please post pictures/video. It sound like amonia poisoning. Do a 50% water change today and tomorrow. Go to your LFS and buy amonia alert from seachem. Is about $6




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Forgot to say add recommended amount of prime today to neutralize amonia. You will need to keep adding prime every couple of days until your bacterial filters can support your bio load (2 clowns)


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[jfrs]

Originally Posted by luislimon

Forgot to say add recommended amount of prime today to neutralize amonia. You will need to keep adding prime every couple of days until your bacterial filters can support your bio load (2 clowns)


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i have a api water test kit , and it says ammonia .25 ppm
there’s also a royal gramma in the tank . and everything else seems fine , except for that one clown

[j.falk]

Originally Posted by jfrs

i have a api water test kit , and it says ammonia .25 ppm
there’s also a royal gramma in the tank . and everything else seems fine , except for that one clown

Just because the other fish are fine right now doesn't mean they will be tomorrow. I would recommend doing a partial water change as well. Heavy breathing and not eating are signs something is definitely wrong.