Clownfish Suggestions

[Gondore]

I purchased two small false percula clowns about 10 days ago. The smaller of the two looks great but the larger one seems to have some issues. Both fish would not initially eat. I think this is mainly due to the fact that I tried starting them out on pellets. I then switched to mysis shrimp and they both appear to be eating even though it seems like they spit a lot of the food out. The larget clown fish seems to be fading in color and clamps his top find most of the time. I can't see any other external sign of disease/parasites. What actions should I take if any? Please help....

 

[Gondore]

I wanted to add a few things. First, here are my water parameters:

Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5-10
PH: 8.0
Temp: 79-82 F

The large clown also seem to lay on the bottom of the tank some times and at others is swimming all around the tank.

 

[Gondore]

Anyone?

 

[seafansar]

Is there any mucus gathering up on it's body? You could try looking through the disease part on wetwebmedia.com. There's a lot of info on diseases on there including pictures. You could give both a formalin bath just in case it's brooklynella. I hope you figure out what's wrong!

 

[Gondore]

I can't see any mucus. I have tried searching through wetwebedia.com some with no luck. I have seen a fresh water bath suggested by a lot of people. Maybe I should try that. I guess I am just wondering if that will cause more stress than what's needed.

 

[Gondore]

I was watching carefully today as I fed the clown and he is spitting out all the food that he eats.