Melanopus lies on the bottom.

Brandon9634

The situation is as follows: I was away for a week. From Sunday to Friday. The fish were fed on Monday and Friday. On Friday, a clownfish was found lying on the sand. It reacted to feeding but only took food that was close by. I decided to observe, as I associated this behavior with a possible migration "up the mountains" of the bubble tip anemone, where the clownfish had lived before. The anemone was located under a rock, so I thought that the melanopus had simply gotten used to lying on the bottom, under the cover of the tentacles. The past two days have been bleak for him. He lies there, swaying on the bottom. There are no spots or film. The tail fin is a bit ragged, clean, not faded, and without any film, but for now, I attribute this to his "bottom" way of moving. It seems that he cannot float; rather, he can make a dash but then goes back to the bottom! So far, the conclusion is that one of the neighbors (the female melanopus, suspected, the yellow tamarin, or the black sea dog - a sphynx) hit him in the fight. I am not thinking about bacterial infection, food issues, or poisoning for now, as the behavior of the other fish is normal. If anyone has encountered or knows similar symptoms in fish behavior, please let me know.

Dennis

Here is the photo.

Stuart

Ugh... Yarik, he's in bad shape... And how is he breathing? The fact that he's lying on the sand is bad, but the fact that he's been like this for quite a while gives a chance for recovery. My clown lay down like that and just died in 2 hours. No visible signs or reasons to me...

Javier5186

It seems to be at a normal frequency...

Jessica6754

So the reason isn't the crypto, the gills are fine. It's just something inside... Maybe he ate something?

James

I'll take a look during the week and observe. If there was a crypt, it means it was on Tuesday-Thursday. On Monday, my uncle fed them, and there was nothing. On Friday, the fish were clean. So the control days are this Thursday-Friday. But I'm 99% sure it's not a crypt. I'm feeding them with minced meat. Maybe they got used to being fed regularly, and now that there's a break, fights have started... P.S. By the way, for those who say that feeding tubastria is tiring, let them try feeding a clownfish without a swim bladder at least twice a day. Catching 2-4 artemia is just a mega success! Naturally, I almost put the food in their mouths.

Debra

Why feed him? Maybe he got poisoned by something, on the contrary. 2-3 days without food won't hurt him.

Cynthia

In practice, fish can easily go two weeks without food. When I go on vacation, I forbid everyone from feeding the fish; they only monitor the water (all the animals stay alive). From my experience with freshwater fish, it's better not to feed them than to have someone overfeed them to the point of causing their demise.

Dawn6148

Everything is fine here - my godfather is understanding. I left him the "doses" - dissolved and poured in three batches. Summary: The response came three minutes ago - the female just hit him so hard that the sand was raised 10 cm off the bottom. I moved him to an 8-liter tank with a hermit crab.

Antonio

Don't rack your brain. It was a blow, the bubble was ruptured, and this usually ends fatally. There's no need to feed him. At this stage, he needs peace, hunger, and clean, well-oxygenated water, and then we'll see how it goes. Everything depends on the severity of the blow and how serious the damage is. But by creating the right conditions for him, we can wait and hope for the best.

Patricia

And if God willing he comes to his senses, there's no need to put him back, it will hit again.

Kristen2246

Yes, I'm aware. Since the fight has started...

Kristen2246

Why did the female start hitting him? Everything was fine before... I can take him in for temporary care if needed...

Bethany

No, thank you. The male won't survive. I will sell the female and the anemone.