Something is wrong with clowns.

[mike_cmu04]

I have had 2 clowns in my tank for 2 months now and they are always down in the bottom front 2 corners of my tank. It dosent matter if it is day or night they just hang in the same place not moving much. They also have no interest in food all the other fish go crazy eating it and the clowns dont even move. Any ideas on what the problem may be. Water parameters are
nitrate 5
phos .02
salinity 1.026
cal 420
alk 8
mag 1300

 

[greech]

My clowns tend to hang in the same spots and I think this behavior is fairly common unless they have a tank to themselves. I say this because up until recently I had a few fish with my clowns but now my 40 breeder is solely for my pair of clowns and their anemone. Once the other fish were out they go on strolls now and then and explore but they still end up in their usual places eventually. The not eating part is concerning but after 2 months they must have eaten something?

What other type of fish do you have in the 92 gallon? Any signs of illness?

 

[Costa reefing]

as greech said, they usually like to stay in a certain spot. have you tried spot feeding them in their corner with a turkey baster or something like that to try and encourage them.

Do you notice any bullies in the tank? For the most part clowns don't let themselves get pushed around, but if they are small, or if the bully is pretty big then i suppose anything goes.

 

[mike_cmu04]

The other fish in the tank is a yellow tang, hippo tang, 6 line wrasse, chromis, jawfish, and 3 barletts anthias. There are no sighs of disease in any of the fish. I have not seen them eat much in the 2 months but they are not skinny either. I just find it weird that they never swim around or react to food even if it lands right next to them.

 

[miguelp19]

ive read that some clowns are born "premature" i guess i could say. I remember the reading saying something about them not developing their pelvic fins i think it was and this is what happens to them. they stay at the bottom and never really swim much because of the lack of fins. it might be something else though.

 

[jasonrp104]

My pair pretty much stays in one third of the tank with the female doing an occasional swim around. I've never seen the male leave that 12" area.