Clowfish swimming on end

[farmreef]

Need help as to why hes started doing this any ideas

 

[vetteguy53081]

Need help as to why hes started doing this any ideas

Doing what. . . Please show us by posting a video under white light intensity.
Age of tank
How long you have had fish
Is it eating?
Did you acclimate and how?

 

[farmreef]

Doing what. . . Please show us by posting a video under white light intensity.
Age of tank
How long you have had fish
Is it eating?
Did you acclimate and how?

Hey swimming straight to the surface gasping for air i have 3 filtersin the tank lots of surface agitation tanks 10 plus years but new to me had him for a week i temp acc them drip as per normal hes the only clown doing this had a little nibble of food but not like normal have him in a nursery box so he doesn’t have to struggle as bad only 1 ai prime light in a 69 gal tall so not very intense

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey swimming straight to the surface gasping for air i have 3 filtersin the tank lots of surface agitation tanks 10 plus years but new to me had him for a week i temp acc them drip as per normal hes the only clown doing this had a little nibble of food but not like normal have him in a nursery box so he doesn’t have to struggle as bad only 1 ai prime light in a 69 gal tall so not very intense

A video will still be of help and how long did you drip (a method I frown on but doable). Was this fish shipped or store purchased and was Salinity equalized?

 

[farmreef]

A video will still be of help and how long did you drip (a method I frown on but doable). Was this fish shipped or store purchased and was Salinity equalized?

Hey ill get you a video later as im at work but yes both 1.025 and 30mins

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Need help as to why hes started doing this any ideas

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