sick clowns...

[daveonbass]

I think my male has SBD...he's been swimming DOWN a lot and having trouble staying upright. The femal displays similar symptoms but to a lesser degree...

I have looked online and all I can find to do is:

a. Stop feeding them for a while...and see if stuff passes...

b. Feed them a boiled and skinned pea...

c. Burp them with a needle...(I don't think I can do this...)


other than that there isn't much help out there....does anyone have any other ideas...

water quality is fine and stable...other fish are very healthy...

the clowns are the only ones that eat quickly at the surface, so I figured it may be that they ingested air...

any help is appreciated.

 

[Arati]

stop feeding at the surface..

how long have you had them?

My clowns tend to swim all stupid one like to look down, one spends his time on his side at the surface.

Hope it all works out, plz dont try the needle burp thing :/

 

[daveonbass]

well they are fine now...and I decided to feed twice today...and both times it was much lower under the surface. So far all is fine...but my male is still really skinny.

The other fish are fine. Also the clowns are about 5 years old. So I hope all will be better if I just feed lower. (that and I need better food)

thanks

no burping here...