Clown Question

[kirru]

I just put in a clown yesterday and he seems to be ok but he sits in the lower front left of my tank. its a 10g nano for those who dont know.

Is this normal behavior or is something wrong with him?

Thanks

 

[ldybkr]

He might be adjusting.

 

[ralph atl]

if he's eating, swimming upright, he ahould be ok

 

[kirru]

ok, he is swimming in the area, eating, i havent seen him but i think he is, and the way he is swimming is with his face point slightly up.

but ldybkr said he maybe be adjusting so i guess i got to wait and see,
he hides at night id that is any help

 

[jason sartain]

I have a false perc that stayed in the back left corner of my old 75gal for months!!! The only time he would come out of there was to eat,and then he went right back into hidding.

 

[corigan]

I've seen clowns dig in the sand and host down there.

Matt

 

[kirru]

wow, i never knew clowns were odd

 

[ralph atl]

they pick a small spot, then they stay in that one area as a general rule

 

[kirru]

ok, well he has found a very odd place to be, its right out in the open but if that is what her wants then thats ok with me as long as he stays healty, also, the spot he chose is close to the power head and that part doesnt have very much circulation but has it, just not like a raging current

 

[kirru]

Ok, now I am getting worried, I took a last look and he seems to be at the surface going around and around by the current and sometimes swimming, I think he may be dying, this is soo sad watching him as he dies, if that is the case. I did a water test and all seems fine for what I know, trites are 0 ammonia 0 and trate around 20ppm, but its been like that for about a week and a half and salt at 1.022-3.....


did i do something wrong?


he has also moved around the tank with in the last few hours

 

[kirru]

His body is also becomming tanslucent, like if i see him at an angle, i can see thru him.


i'm such a failure at this. UGH! (((( i dont know what to do anymore. I just cant seem to keep saltwater fish alive.

 

[kirru]

when i got him, i could not see through him, he had bright colors (Orange and white). I got him from Rare Earth (rareearthga.com) when I brought him home he was active and looked healthy he was about .5-1" in size

 

[kirru]

he died this morning

 

[mockery]

I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my favorite fish about a month ago so, it must be hard. What are your current parameters? And what kinda test kits are you using?

 

[flyingarmy]

Sorry to hear...sometimes it happens no matter what you do. I would take a sample to your water to LFS and have it tested just to make sure. I'd do a 30-50% water change to make sure also.

 

[treyeleven]

do you happen to have a bare bottom tank?

 

[kirru]

well, i have used them but now they have decided to charge for test which was inconvient to me.

Salt - 1.022-.23
Temp - 82-82.9
pH - 8.4
Ammonia - 0ppm
Nitrite - 0ppm
Nitrate - 15-20ppm

I am using the API Saltwater Master Test Kit, liquid chemical.

I'd attach a spreadsheet of my past result to the current one, but I cant attach an excel document

 

[kirru]

Treyeleven;231103 wrote: do you happen to have a bare bottom tank?

no, i have 20lbs of sand in a 10gallon tank, depending on where you measure at, it cant reach 4" and as low as 1.5"

 

[kirru]

both snails seem to be doing just fine, i think, they are moving around and eating stuff from the glass and the crabs are doing ok, they are eating stuff outta the sand and moving when i am not looking then i have to try to find them again.

 

[kirru]

bratliff;231119 wrote:
My other question goes to how you introduced him to your tank? I had a similar die off shortly after my cycle. I added ten snails and five hermits. Not really knowing any better I just floated the bags for a bit and then dumped them all in. The hermits eventually recovered and seem to be ok, but, over the course of the following week or so, I lost all but two of the snails. Reading afterwards, I found that snails are very susceptible to pH shock. My pH was at 8.4 then (I keep it around 8.0 now)

Well thats how I was told to do it but assuming that isnt that best way, what is for all aquatic life? Also, when I i first started the tank, the pH never went higher than 8.0 and never lower than 7.4 and its has finally stayed at 8.4 for a couple of weeks now.