I must be the worst clownfish parent ever :-(

[joker577]

I did a freshwater dip on my female clown cause she was actin real strange, not eating for 2 days just hanging out basically laying on the bottom. I figured maybe it would help get rid of any parasites or bacterial stuff she had and I put her in the 1 gallon pitcher with the water and wondered why she was acting so strange and I forgot that I didn't add prime so basically she was in chlorine for 4 minutes...I'm a horrible person :-(

 

[dc]

So how is she? That's a bummer, I hate it when I do something like that.

 

[joker577]

Well...I think it already had a swim bladder problem because it was hanging out near the bottom but now it's doing flips in the water and swimming upside down and stuff...I feel so bad

 

[TOURKID]

you really should have treated with maracyn 2 in a qt last week when suggested

 

[joker577]

Umm...I've had her for over 2 months.

 

[chrisstie]

I wouldn't dip a fish for more than 2-3 minutes MAX in a fw dip

I hope she recovers from the chlorine

 

[joker577]

I think there was already a problem because last night I thought it was going to die and today it was still laying at the bottom...so I may have just speeded up the inevitable process

 

[ALLBOUTREEF]

sorry to hear

 

[MarinaP]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10387629#post10387629 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisstie
I wouldn't dip a fish for more than 2-3 minutes MAX in a fw dip

Clowns can be dipped in FW for up to 45 mins or longer. No harm.

Just watch them, watch pH and O2.