Help? Clown fish swimming funny?

[REDDAWG43]

I have a question, I bought 2 perculas....One is about 1'' and the other is almost 2 inches. I got them home yesterday after a 20-25 min ride from the shop....
Once in the tank, I noticed that the smaller percula was swimming normal but the larger percual seems to be swimming in a upward motion, and his mouth is slighly open.
I don't know whats wrong...today the same continued. It's like in the tank he is swimming against the current (but it's not, since I turn off all water flow and he kept doing his swimming)

What could this be? Thanks for any thoughts on this in advance!

Mel

 

[rawbomb]

i had one per that did the same thing ans sadly shortly after that he died

 

[REDDAWG43]

Well I found him this morning dead.... I guess over night he went to the big aquarium in the sky. I am so disappointed. I read up on them, and thought I was prepared to have clown fish, now this...

 

[ninjamini]

I know how you feel. I feel terrible whenever something dies.

Where did you get him. First test your water. If all the parameters are in check take the dead fish and a water sample to the LFS where you got it. They will prob give you another. Most shops have a guarantee. Did you drip acclimate?

 

[REDDAWG43]

yes, checking the water was the first thing I did. Evrything is within it's normal parameters. When I got them home, I acclamated them for 40-45mins, slowly adding main tank water to the bag. The smaller nemo is doing just fine...
As for the fish, well some of my bottom dwellers have done a good job of performing the circle of life.... so I might just buy another, and not take this half a fish now back to the shop.

BTW are you still selling sand? I did not receive a pm back...

Mel

 

[ninjamini]

Drop me another pm. We can work something out.