My clowns are not coming out, please help.
- Thread starter Babe88
- Start date
- Location
- Ridgewood, Queens
Have you tried adding garlic to at least get them to eat?
http://www.kentmarine.com/foods/garlicxtreme.html
Also leave them hide, they should come out eventually. Its still a very new place to them
http://www.kentmarine.com/foods/garlicxtreme.html
Also leave them hide, they should come out eventually. Its still a very new place to them
check everything about your water parameters. are they wild caught? tank bred? its not uncommon for them to hide for a bit after introducing them to a new tank. turning your lights off may coax them out. give it a bit of time and test your water for everything basic
- Location
- Forest Hills
ignore them. u may be scaring them. feed some live brines soak in selcon.
How to tell wild caught or not?
My mom said that the water is tested OK.
I tried the garlic and the Selcon but they do not seem to be interested.
I watched the tank ten feet away for over half an hour but they still do not come out. I am starting to worry that I will loose them soon.
Please help.
My mom said that the water is tested OK.
I tried the garlic and the Selcon but they do not seem to be interested.
I watched the tank ten feet away for over half an hour but they still do not come out. I am starting to worry that I will loose them soon.
Please help.
- Location
- Forest Hills
how does the clowns look phyically (any white spots on them? any rip fins,etc) what else do u have in the tank n exactly how many days were the clowns in there. how big is the tank. tell us a little about your system.
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Babe,
there's a lot of information we need from you in order for us to give u proper advice. It's prolly be easier if we spoke on the phone or on AIM or somewhere there is a quicker conversation exchange. I'll pm you my number and screen name and contact me if need be.
BTW, welcome to Manhattan Reef!
there's a lot of information we need from you in order for us to give u proper advice. It's prolly be easier if we spoke on the phone or on AIM or somewhere there is a quicker conversation exchange. I'll pm you my number and screen name and contact me if need be.
BTW, welcome to Manhattan Reef!
Give them some time to get used to the tank and they will be fine. Feed the other side of the tank to try and draw them out and let them come to you. My clowns have all hidden on me but given time they all attack my hand when I put i in the tank near their territory.
- Location
- Flushing, NY
Wow, sounds like you're quick on picking up the new chicks on the site :lol2:
- Location
- Flushing, NY
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where did you get the fish from..also where they swimming around in the stores tank when you bought hem or eatting in the store .
If your water check out ok ,which i see its fine ,if you have corals you ,may want to bring you the SG to 1.025/26 .
One more thing ,do you have a QT tank ,if so try to put them in that tank ,if not ,i would leave them alone for a day or so
and one more thing ,try to feed at nite when the light are off .
Hope it works out for you
Ronen
If your water check out ok ,which i see its fine ,if you have corals you ,may want to bring you the SG to 1.025/26 .
One more thing ,do you have a QT tank ,if so try to put them in that tank ,if not ,i would leave them alone for a day or so
and one more thing ,try to feed at nite when the light are off .
Hope it works out for you
Ronen
Sorry one of them died. Have you tried to buy a fake anemone similar in color to the one they had before? See if that works, sometimes the separation anxiety is alot for them to bear. Also are they wild caught or tank bred. I have tank bred clowns and no problems with them at all.
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