Urgent! Clown ate a bristleworm!

This is right after the accident. A few minutes later she moved to the bottom of the tank and laid on her side on top of my Welso. I thought she was done for because she was really laboring to breath. I tried to net her after a few minutes but she swam up into the rocks onto a hammer skeleton.

She's been hanging out there since. Her mouth is still open and she's still breathing heavy but just a minute ago I put my finger tip on the water surface and she came up with her mate, looking for food like she always does.

It was a scare but I think she's going to be alright. Thanks for your concern, sorry to panic like a newbie.

 

Poor little girl!! I'm sure that hurt like HECK! I hope she continues to improve.

 

Hmm.. wierd that my video won't embed. ??

But thanks KC

 

Glad to hear that things are looking up, hope they continue that way. You're a good poppa.

 

hope she is doing ok keep us updated.

 

this is gonna sounds dumb, but what kind of clowns are those? the coloring looks different from a perc or occ.

 

i believe there perc
and sorry to hear, hope shes doing good now!

 

They are perculas. I always thought they were oc's until I took a pic of them both broad side with their dorsal fins up. They both have 10 rays and not the 11 that Ocellaris have. I did purchase them as Oc from Petco though.

 

oh petco im so glad there aren't any near me haha well i really like the coloring compared to the tank raised ones at my lfs. but how is the clown doing?

 

2 days later and she's back to normal.