Clown Stopped Eating

I brought home a perfectly healthy maroon clown on Thursday. He began to eat spectrum formula after only a couple hours in the QT. There's also a Niger Trigger in the QT and from time to time, the Trigger would give the clown a nudge. Now, four days after being introduced, he stopped eating completely. I'm aware that he could be stressed because of the trigger so I just moved him to a separate QT and home he settles in again. Is it the stress that forced him to stop eating or could it be something more serious.
Ammonia:0.0ppm
Nitrite:0.0ppm
Nitrate:0-10ppm
S.G.:1.021
BTW, is it just me or are there really lots of threads about clownfish problems?

 

Its not just you. I chock it up to them being the most common fish for marine tanks. Not sure on your other questions though.

 

I noticed ALOT of clown problems.. Even with mine which is around 8 months old..??
Larry

Think it's the breeding season for them, or something..??
Even tho they may be to young to breed..

I hope yours gets OK.. And I would say stress.. Have you used B. shrimp, mysis shrimp, etc.? Mine is a very picky eater..

 

By any chance is this a verified captive bred clown?
It is fairly common for wild caught clowns to stop eating shortly after introduction.

 

It's most likely a wild caught maroon.

 

I haven't tried the brine or mysis as yet. Just the spectrum soaked in Garlic. I'll give the brine a try.

 

Try brine

I introduced two clowns last week, one has already died but think he was not in good shape when I got him. The other is happy as hell and loves the brine shrimp. Give it a whirl.

 

My false perc. wouldn't eat soon after introduction also. Frozen brine was the only thing I could get him to eat. After a few feedings with that, I had no trouble switching over to healthier foods. Now he eats anything I throw in there, whether I want him to or not!

 

My maroon eats from my hand!
I use frozen marine cuisine cubes for feeding my whole tank.

 

So I just got back home from a vacation in Tobago. I know it wasn't the best time to go away since I have a sick clown but... He died while I was away. I kind of expected it to die. He wasn't in the best of shape when I got him. His fins were a bit frayed from a large tomato clown at the LFS and my Trigger was giving him a hard time... I'll try again with clowns in a few weeks... I'm aiming to start a breeding program soon. We only have a couple local breeders in Trinidad.