CRAP I THINK ITS DIEING!!!

[YahooFishKeeper]

i have had my 10 gallon nano set up for a while now. so far it has 1 banded banded coral shrimp, an emerald crab, and a snail. today i got a pink sking clown. it seemed okay... i aclimated it normally. after he was in the tank, he swam to the back of the tank, which i expected. i went to my cousins Bday party, and came home and took a nap, when my mom woke me up and said my fish was on its side in the back corner. i went in there, and the fish looked like he was struggling to stay upright. i think the flow in my tank might have been pushing him that way so i put him in a breeder net, and he seems better in there. there isnt as much flow where the net is positioned. i am getting ready to go test my water. my tank has been cycled for a very long time, and doubt its a spike in ammonia or nitrites. i'm going to retest my salinity, and test my PH and nitrates.

 

[OCCFan023]

whats the flow rate in the 10? I wouldnt think it would be the flow (unless it was an absurd amount) as long as he had a place to take refuge if he desired to go to a low flow area (a cave, nook, etc.)

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

not sure why there is a duplicate thread, sorry about that... i have a 75 gph powerhead, and a 260, and a 170 swiveling powerhead, but the 260 isnt all the way up. my nitrates are elevated... they are 60. not good for a reef or anything , but i wouldnt think it was high enough to cause effects like that. i just did a WC today before i picked up my clown. my inverts seem to be handling everything fine, and just the other day, my shrimp shed his skin no problems.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

forgot to mention, my salinity is 1.025, and my temp is up... not sure if my heater is off or what. its about 83. just turned my light off, so i hope my heater isnt busted.

 

[OCCFan023]

yea 44.5 turnover rate isnt abnormally high. 60 nitrate I dont think would be able to cause that unless the instant shock of being introduced to it from 0 could have something to do with it.

If he is doing better in the breeder I would leave him in there and see how he is in the morning and throughout the day. Later in the day when you can watch him more closely I would let him go back into the tank and see what happens. If he is ok it may have been the nitrates and if he starts bowing out again it may be the flow (or maybe lack of suitable hiding spots to get out of the flow)

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

its relatively calm along the ffront... i might draw up a picture of my flow directions on paint later. im pretty sure the fish could find somewhere.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

im so happy... my clown seems much better tody. i let it out of the net when i got home from school, and it hid under a rock for a while. its out and about now. i rearranged my powerheads, and i think that helped.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

the clown is worrying me a little. sometimes it seems okay, but others it seems like it is floating, and cant get down. could it be a swim bladder problem?

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

my clown seems pretty unhappy. it seems sick. not swimming well at all. any ideas guys?

 

[OCCFan023]

is it eating at all? Can it move at all or does it seem to be affected by the floating problem more and more frequently?

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

yeah, it eats, which is good. sometimes it just stops moving its fins, and it floats. ir it seems like its trying too hard to swim down. it floats in the corner of the breeder net that i put it in a few days ago.

 

[DclownD]

hmm try leaving him the net a couple of days... maybe he just isnt feeling well.. iv got 2 fish so far for my 10g actually one some one bought me... but they both seem very good the one hasnt found as good of a hiding place though

but i have a firefish and a Neon Goby in my 10g

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

im probably going to leave him in the net until i see a noticeable improvement. the current isnt as harsh in there, also my little turd of a shrimp will not bug him. pierre (shrimp) has a personality i want my clown to warm up to, not expose to all at once.