Clownfish pair stopped eating. Help!

[SAZ03]

I have two clownfish that just wont eat. They look comatose to me. They appear to be asleep or in a daze. This has been going on for over two weeks. They used to eat from my hand and were very enthusiastic when I ame around but now they just stay in the same back corner.

I have a 110g tank which I started in last year. I cycled from Sept to February and did everything right. Parameters have always been spot on and I test everything weekly. I perform twice monthly water changes.

I thought this would pass but it has been going on for a few weeks. i dont see any visible signs of disease and they seem to just be asleep. I dont get it. Anyone have any suggestions or opinions?

Also, these are the only fish I have in the tank.

 

[raythepilot]

Hard to say but most likely problem is NH3 or NO2. Check your test kits and your water.
Any polyps? Some produce toxins. Also do you have a UV? UV will reduce toxins and bad bacteria.
Best advice of all... Change lots of water like 50% if you can manage it.

 

[SAZ03]

Hard to say but most likely problem is NH3 or NO2. Check your test kits and your water.
Any polyps? Some produce toxins. Also do you have a UV? UV will reduce toxins and bad bacteria.
Best advice of all... Change lots of water like 50% if you can manage it.

Interesting take on it; thank you. Come to think of it, there may be a correlation to new polyps introduced. I will try to investigate that. I will do another water change for sure but my ammonia and Nitrite are both zero but I will test again. Thanks for the reply and advice.

 

[ClownNut]

did you add anything to the tank before all this happen? any white stringy poop? you feed frozen or dry? do you refrigerate you food more than 24hr?

 

[SAZ03]

did you add anything to the tank before all this happen? any white stringy poop? you feed frozen or dry? do you refrigerate you food more than 24hr?

Yes, lots of white stringy poop. I feed dry flakes once per day (no refrigeration). I added some polyps recently but I seriously take my time with additions and watch my parameters like a hawk. What does white stringy poop indicate?

 

[oldbones]

White stringy poop could certainly indicate internal parasites.

 

[ClownNut]

White stringy poop could certainly indicate internal parasites.

+1 Better start treatment now.

 

[SAZ03]

Update and resolution

Update and resolution

So I took the advice and began treatment with Prazipro and both fish healed after about a week. They are back to eating from my hand and are very active. Thanks for the help!!