Normal?

[fishfanatic2]

Is it normal for clownfish to be skittish for the first couple days? THe one I just bought is in te back corer, and he kinda bobs up and down, never still. Im paranoid since alot of my fish have died of ick,a and this is the first one ive added in a while, and i dont wanna go through the ick crap again. TIA.

 

[Anonymous]

It's normal for many fish to be skittish when first introduced to the tank, what else is in there ? Clowns do bob up and down though, that is how they swim.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[fishfanatic2]

Nothing except a watchman goby, a shrimp, and some other inverts. The LFS said that it takes longer ofor fish to come out without other fish in the tank because e they think there's danger since theres no other fish swimming out.

Like I said, Im paranoid. If u read my posts from a while ago, youll knwo why. :wink:

Thnx!

 

[Johnsteph10]

You mentioned that you've had a lot of fish die due to ICK...do you quarantine your newly purchased fish for any period of time? QTing is the single best thing you can do to insure continued survival/flourishing of newly added individuals...decreases stress/time for adjustment/close observation/catching is much easier/med dosing/ control of water quality...etc, etc.

John

 

[cdeakle]

Did you quarentine your new clown?

 

[Anonymous]

I had my newest clown hide for a week or so..of course the bigger clown beat the ish outta it for two days..

 

[Anonymous]

P.S. now they swim together

 

[fishfanatic2]

Yeah i quarantine, it wasnt cuz of that. :wink:

I d rather not explain, its long, and im lazy. :lol:

 

[fishfanatic2]

I got the guy on wednesay, its friday obviously and he hasnt eaten.

Ive fed formula 1 flakes and frozen brine shrimp.

Normally id be fien with this, however, ive had 3 clownfish die on me and im damn paranoid.

Hopefully should be ok though.

 

[djbarnes88]

My clowns swam at the very top of the water when we first added them. It was like they were trying to get out some times they would turn on their side and be hidden by the canopy. They were both eating by the second day though. Have you tried adding a little garlic to the food? I would be more worried about the not eating then the skittishness.

 

[fishfanatic2]

fish is swimming around but wont eat. too obseessed with friggin reflection. i guess hell starve into eating anything.

 

[cdeakle]

Try a little GarlicX by KM. Bet the little guy will eat then....