Clownfish Stopped eating.

[todd22]

It has been two days now and I am getting worried. There are no patches or visible marks on the little guy. It is a small ocellaris clown and I have had him for a few monthes now, but two days ago he just stopped eating. Any tips or ideas would be much appreciated.

 

[Anonymous]

This happened to me once a few years ago when I first got mine, just about the same amount of time. I got them feeding again with live brine shrimp. Then they started eating everything.

 

[Circa]

I wouldn't worry about it, these guys eat just about everything. They accept various types of foods, maby try something different. They will come around...

 

[danmhippo]

Try granuate a small pinch of flake with your fingers and spread them with your powerhead. Clowns eat everything. The dispersed flake will trigger their feeding response.

it doesn't hurt!

 

[Anonymous]

Try some sea veggies. Clowns supplement their diet with algae. Most only feed them meaty foods. She may be craving some veggies.

 

[Anonymous]

Probably helps digestion...just like it does for us.

 

[todd22]

well it has been almost four days now and his stomach is getting thin. I have tried all kinds of food and he does not seem interested. When I feed brine he appears to go after it but then leaves it alone. There are still no marks or scrapes on his body. I am getting worried now.

 

[danmhippo]

Setup a quarantine tank and start medicate him. Caved-in stomach does not sound good to me either. Test your tank water for high nitrate, ph, salinity and alkalinity.

 

[todd22]

I gave him a freshwater dip for 15 minutes just in case it was early stages of ich. He did not even seem to mind the freshwater at all. I also checked salinity (1.026) and will check other parameters as soon as possible. I have a bunch of other fish who are all eating fine. The sick clown is a male ocellaris and there is a female in the tank too. He does not seem to be picked on by any tank mates.