Brown Spots on Dying Foxface. I woke up this morning and saw him hiding sideways in rocks. It lodges itself but then swims erratically. I need help ev

[E&G corals]

I woke up this morning and saw him hiding sideways in rocks. It lodges itself but then swims erratically. I need help. Everything else in the tank seems fine and he was eating yesterday but isn’t today.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hi, welcome to Reef2Reef!

To be honest, your videos and picture aren't clear enough for me to make out much. I couldn't tell if the fish was breathing rapidly or not. The skin coloration may be a stress reaction.

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[E&G corals]

Ok so it is a
45 gallon
48 inch
I’ve had the foxface for 3+ months doing well
Woke up this morning and was sixk
It’s a reef tank with just a pair of clowns that keep to themselves
I can’t get a better photo but it just has some very small brown specks and keeps sticking itself between rocks. Is there anything i should do? Thanks for the reply it means a lot!

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Sorry, I just don’t have any clues to go on here, the symptom of laying on the bottom is just a general sign of a sick fish.
The spots on the fish could be stress spots or a bacterial infection, but to appear overnight is odd.
Jay