i have no clue what is wrong

[puffer21]

ok well i got two clown fish friday. they are both swimming in the same place and wont eat. one also has stringe white poop. i read some where that this is bad. is this bad, what do i do. they are wild caught and about 1". also he is losing some of his tail color all the black is faded and now some of the orange.
thanks for any help

 

[puffer21]

anyone

 

[Billybeau1]

Im no fish disease expert but since I can search and you probably cant, I dug up something for you to read. This is apparently pretty common in wild caught clown fish. Here you go.

www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/internalinfections.html

 

[puffer21]

hey billybeau1 thanks i will read that

 

[Billybeau1]

Your welcome. Also if you can get through the search, plug in "stringy white poop" for the last 6 months. You'll be surprised just how many threads there are. :thumbsup:

 

[puffer21]

ok thanks

 

[TerryB]

It is not unusual for fish to refuse to eat for a few days after being moved. Stress will cause fish to stop eating. If they are wild caught it may take some time for them to recognise what you are offering as food unless it is similar to what they eat in the wild. The stringly white poop may be just a matter of their bodies getting used to foreign foods. The fading colors doesn't sound good. Make a large water change using well aged and aerated saltwater and report how the fish is doing.

Terry B

 

[puffer21]

ok i will do that thanks