New Clown not so Clownish

[TheBChamp]

Hey Everyone

So after many months and one move my aquarium needed some life.
I purchased an Ocellaris and couple of days ago. He is still alive.. lol. No but he has been hanging out in the corner a lot and right at the top as well.
I wondering if he is just still in shock.. he is captive bread and was in a tank with about 30 of them. But he seems streassed.. and his gills seem quite open. I tested all the regular parameters, and no trace of anything... is the water lacking oxygen?... He's not really eating much either.. hopefully its just temporary. Perhaps a water change tonight might help.

Any ideas? Comments?
Thanks

 

[mario8402]

i dont think its too uncommon for it to be hanging out in the corner.. pretty typical of most clowns imo as they usually stick to one area. he may appear to be "hosting" that corner/powerhead/heater etc...

 

[TheBChamp]

Yeah eh.. He is around one of the power heads alot.. also I have a crap load of aiptasia which I have to take care of.. so maybe he is not wanting to settle in a rock cause there all over the place

 

[gweston]

Clowns as well as other fish tend to be skittish for a few days to a week.. give it time to settle in a bit and it will be out and about. Typically when I get a new fish and have him in quarantine, I leave the lights off for a couple days. They tend to stress less and return to 'normal' more quickly as a result.

Another thing is how you got the fish. Picking one up from a local hobbyist or pet store and a quick car ride is far less stressful than being stuck in a bag, then a box, and shipped overnight somewhere.

Some fish handle stress better than others too.

 

[DxSOR25]

i think its completely normal for the clown to host the corner top of a tank.. my clowns are always in the corners.. idk why just where they chose to host

 

[ocfishaddicts]

btw, how big is your tank and how long has it been setup/cycled? in my opinion, it's nice to have a pair of clowns put in at the same time (may sure they are different sizes)... if you did want another one, you might consider adding a smaller one before he gets too established.

the aiptasia sounds bad... you may want to look into aiptasia eating nudibranches and/or check to see if you can find someone in your area that raises them and some of them are looking for aiptasia covered rocks.

good luck