Wild O clown not eating

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  1. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Sorry, on phone. Opaque.When I feed, he swims around as if he is looking for something specific.
     
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    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    That guy needs food asap

    If you can get your hands on some I would try some live brine shrimp they always work for me whenever I have a fish that is iffy about eating.

    I have never seen a fishes stomach caved in that much before super weird
     
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  4. cosmo

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    yeah, this sounds bad, is there any other sign of disease? any film, discoloration? I hate saying to pull a fish, but this guy looks like he needs on meds ASAP.
     
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  5. Kevin_E

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    One of the lfs carries them. If this guy passes, this will be the 3rd lost clown in two weeks. They all came from the same tank. I hope it's that specific shipment and not my tank that's a problem.
     
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    Nope, appears healthy outside of what has been stated. Like I said, he and the other 2 clowns had ich last week. This one pulled through, or so I thought.
     
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    cosmo Giant Squid

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    UMMMMMMM, stop buying clowns there! These are hardy fish. Something is off! What other fish do you have in your tank? Your LFS should be reimbursing you or replacing after this amount of loss!
     
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    FYI, don't house 3 clowns together! 1 will die! probably!;)
     
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    Were there three clowns in a tank? How big? Maybe one was picked on..

    Edit: darn you cosmo.. Too quick..
     
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    Two were bought together, one died and one pulled through. He replaced the dead one and then both the new and older one came down with ich. This one pulled through.
     
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