Lethargic clowns

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  1. N4S

    N4S Plankton

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    Had 2 clowns for about 2 weeks now, been very hungry and active.
    Woke up today and they are swimming slowly and not eating anything. any ideas on what could be the problem? Is this unusual for clowns
     
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  2. Zero_Dude

    Zero_Dude Fire Shrimp

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    Have you done anything new to your setup? New equipment? Maybe a water change?
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Probably just waking up late.
     
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  4. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Welcome to 3Reef.

    2 weeks? Is this a new system? How big? Water params?
     
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  5. ClippersTown

    ClippersTown Fire Worm

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    in the mornings when the lights go on, my clowns are lazy too. I know I sure as heck am not active as soon as i wake up lol
     
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  6. N4S

    N4S Plankton

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    They were lazy all day. Just added a new water circulation pump after the old one broke. Did a water change a week ago, doing one today.

    Tank is a 36 gal. temp is at 78.7
     
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  7. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    clowns can act strange sometimes, but how old is your system?

    can you test for ammonia and nitrate?
     
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  8. jkirven06

    jkirven06 Astrea Snail

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    When mine did this exact behavior there was stray voltage in the tank. Can you test with a voltmeter for alternating volts..Put red lead in water and black lead to a good ground. It happened right after adding powerheads as well. just a thought. As well as checking basic water parameters and looking for signs of disease.
     
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