Clowns not moving much

[Mr Sh0tgun]

I just added two TB Ocellaris to my tank. The params are good, and I acclimated them for over an hour. Now that I've added them they're just swimming in the same place at the bottom of the tank. It looks like they're fighting the current and losing. I'm guessing this is normal for newly added clowns, but I just wanted to ask and make sure. They're also opening and closing their mouths alot, but they're gills aren't flaring. I'm hoping this is all normal, but I'm not sure.

 

[ahmer1781]

my clowns woulndt get out of the current for almost 2 weeks, but now they are more relaxed and even swim near the rocks and the coral

 

[TOURKID]

make sure your temps not to high (mines always 82.. thats fairly high but everythings ok)

Make sure your getting enough oxegen..

they'll need to get used to theyre surroundings too. a bit of a shock 4 em im sure

 

[Mr Sh0tgun]

My temp is 78-80, so I don't think that's a problem. How do I make sure they're getting enough oxygen? And yes, I know they're just getting used to their new surroundings, they just don't seem normal.

 

[Mr Sh0tgun]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7993161#post7993161 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mr Sh0tgun
How do I make sure they're getting enough oxygen?

Bump

 

[RokleM]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7998609#post7998609 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mr Sh0tgun
Bump

Make sure there is good water flow on the surface (i.e. MaxiJet kind of pointed upwards, hang on back filter if they're in QT, etc).

You didn't really tell us anything about the setup. Is it your real tank, are the in QT, what size, do they have anything to "host" or hide in for a little while so they can settle down a bit?

 

[Mr Sh0tgun]

It's an Aquapod 24, that I replaced the stock pump with a Maxi-jet1200. There aren't any other occupants besides 3 hermits and 3 snails. It has around 21 pounds of live rock. I don't know, but they just don't seem right. They swim in the bottom corners of the tank, only occasionly going up and down the side, then right back to thier corner. They are also breathing kinda heavy. They're very small, only 1 1/4". I'm a little worried about them, but they are eating.

 

[jeffmdavis]

For Oxygen, if you do not have a skimmer, surface movement is the key to getting oxygen mixed in the water. Less surface movment means less oxygen.