Dying clownfish? Urgent-ish

[SaltyTX]

Clownfish about 3 wks old. 1 of 2

One looks fantastic eating well.

Second, no visable marks, but breathing heavily. Did not eat today nor come up for food (odd since he was usually the first)

What to do? Watch for another day or so?

Again, no visable blemishes/spots/anything, just heavy breating and no eating out of the one.

Water params all perfect aside from phosphate which is about .6
salinity is 1.024 temp 80.

Noboby is missing from the tank so, no deaths, no corals dead either..

 

[NCADAM]

sounds like near the end unfortunately. I had a pair of Bang Cards and one did that after a week or two as well. One other question though. How many fish do you have in the tank. May be overstocked?

anyhow, hope he pulls out of it

Adam

 

[SaltyTX]

Just the 2 clowns <5 snails, <5 hermits. A few small coral frags and a GBTA.

Sad sad. I hope he makes it.

 

[SaltyTX]

Any other less dire thoughts?

 

[pgammon]

Take a look at the brook thread in the fish disease forum. I believe one of the first signs is heavy breathing, it is treatable if caught early. HTH.
Phyllis