Sick clown fish not moving

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Clown fish is acting strange not moving really at the bottom of the tank seems like he lost all colour in his top fin all water parameters are fine noticed this when I was going to feed them turned the light on and place my flake into the tank he start swimming on the bottom of the substrate barley moving never done this before breathing heavy could this be shock that I turned on the light and fed to quick??








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Are you sure he's sick? Clownfish don't really move a whole lot, they can stay motionless for periods of time once they have their hosting spot.

Can you describe in a bit more detail his behaviour?
 
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Are you sure he's sick? Clownfish don't really move a whole lot, they can stay motionless for periods of time once they have their hosting spot.

Can you describe in a bit more detail his behaviour?
He never acts like this always floats at the top of the tank seems like his top fin has faded I’m recalled worried he’s barley moving at the bottom of the tank
 

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Is he eating at all? How is the breathing? Is he respirating quickly?
 

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To be honest he doesn't look sick.

Clowns are wierd, and do strang things from time to time.
If its still eatting then id say just keep an eye on it.

Things you would be worried about is if it doesn't eat, or its start rubbing up against the rocks, or its swimming upside down (morbid bound), or its Gasping.... like you will know when a fish is gasping. It looks like they are making great efforts to get water though their gills.

Otherwise, it looks good, it has no spots, no white dust, and fins look like its in great shape.
 
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To be honest he doesn't look sick.

Clowns are wierd, and do strang things from time to time.
If its still eatting then id say just keep an eye on it.

Things you would be worried about is if it doesn't eat, or its start rubbing up against the rocks, or its swimming upside down (morbid bound), or its Gasping.... like you will know when a fish is gasping. It looks like they are making great efforts to get water though their gills.

Otherwise, it looks good, it has no spots, no white dust, and fins look like its in great shape.
I was going to feed him I turned the light on and he was chilling u the top looked like he got a fright I don’t know then I noticed changed colour and was acting strange
 

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