CLOWNFISH/OCELLARIS-ACTING STRANGE

[bwb007]

I JUST BOUGHT A OCELLARIS FOR MY BTA TODAY,I BROUGHT IT HOME,PERFORM A TIP SO THE FISH WOULD GET USE TO THE WATER I MY TANK,THIS LASTED APPROX 30 TO 45 MINS-WHEN I PUT THE FISH IS THE TANK HE ACTED VERY STRANGE-SWIMMING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK,UP AND DOWN,UP AND DOWN,BUT MOSTLY STAYING AT THE TOP OF THE TANK...IS THIS NORMAL FOR ANEMONEFISH-I WATCH THIS FISH IN THE LFS AND HE DID NOT ACT LIKE THIS...I AM VERY CONCERN-I HAVE PUT HIM IN A QT FOR TH NIGHT TO SEE IF HE DOES ANY BETTER....IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO PLEASE RESPONED TO THE THREAD :?:

 

[bwb007]

SORRY,THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO SAY PERFORMED A DIP, NOT A TIP

 

[Anonymous]

45 min drip??

If its dripping I dont think it would be long enough. For fish like that I usually do a float and 1/4 cup every 10 - 15 mins maybe you shocked him

 

[Anonymous]

After you QT him, (I recommend it), putting him in the display tank should be fine...I've had clownfish that act really weird, but they settle down in a few days. Feed mysis shrimp to him.. mine loves them.
All the best!
~wings~

 

[bwb007]

thanks-i will keep an eye on him,how long does it take for them to get over the shock?

 

[Anonymous]

4-5 days later they started to come around... I've got a pair, and now they always hang out together, and sleep in the upper corner of the tank, and *never* stop moving-even to sleep.
~wings~

 

[bwb007]

wings888,it appears that the clown might be starting to calm down-last night when i got home(approx 02:30a) he was up in 1(one) corner bobbing up and down just a little bit,maybe sleeping...thanks for all your help

 

[Anonymous]

You're welcome...sounds about right, when I left this morning, 6am, mine were too.
~wings~

 

[Anonymous]

Ahh.. looks like the time stamp on this message board is "central" time. I'm over on the East coast... EST. I actually posted at 6:37AM, EST.
~wings~

 

[Anonymous]

Ahh.. looks like the time stamp on this message board is "central" time. I'm over on the East coast... EST. I actually posted at 6:37AM, EST.
~wings~

correction: had to do with my profile... time change, etc. :roll: