Female clown sick!! Help!!

[MilkeeG]

Hello,
I have a mated pair of Ocellaris clowns. For the past day she has been laying on her side most of the time. Every once in a while she will swoop up to her eggs, but then back down to the bottom to lay in the hair alge that they love. her color is fading and her breathing is heavy. The rest of her tankmates all appear to be just fine. Although her mate seems quite concernd, swimming back and forth beetween her and the eggs. My nitrates are a little high so I did a partial water change yesterday. Besides that all other parameters are ok. Any advise or links will help...

Thanx ahead for taking your time and your help!!!!

 

[MilkeeG]

today she is swimming around alot more, but still breathing heavily with her mouth. wife calls it an early christmas miracle.

 

[kevin2000]

How long have you had the fish? Any new fish additions lately? Is the fish eating? Is the breathing rapid? Can you provide a pic? Have you tested for ammonia?

 

[MilkeeG]

I have had the fish for a little more than a yr. No new additions. Ammonia is fine. she ate a little flake and brine shrimp, very little 2day. but thats more that the past few days. She is not opening and closing her mouth as much 2day, but her gills are moving very rapidly. I will try to get a good pic 2 post. She is swimming around alot more though.