Help! Lost a clownfish and other is acting weird

[Andyv2004]

Hi guys, lost a clownfish and the other is just swimming along the glad. Blue chromis is acting the same way. They are not eating and its not like them. Yellow tang, coral banded shrimp and toadstool are fine. Only thing I did different was take protein skimmer out for a week for cleaning. I don't have a test kit as of now. Not sure what my parameters are. It's a 57g with a 30g sump.

 

[Spartanwarrior]

what you'd clean with?

 

[Andyv2004]

Vinegar and water

 

[theMeat]

Breathing fast or any other signs?

 

[Andyv2004]

not breathing hard, but I lost a couple of gallons of water 4-5 days ago and replaced it with fresh ro water? I am thinking that could have done it. Everything else is doing well except a blue/green chromis.

 

[Andyv2004]

Swimming lethargically

 

[samster]

Even if you lost a couple of gallons of salt water and replenished with a few gallons of fresh in 90gallons shouldn't really effect fish much if their healthy, could be either shock from that and some kinda parasite or disease break out because of the stress thought?

 

[samster]

Well unless your coupe of gallons in like 20 gallons.

 

[samster]

Hi guys, lost a clownfish and the other is just swimming along the glad. Blue chromis is acting the same way. They are not eating and its not like them. Yellow tang, coral banded shrimp and toadstool are fine. Only thing I did different was take protein skimmer out for a week for cleaning. I don't have a test kit as of now. Not sure what my parameters are. It's a 57g with a 30g sump.

If you're bioload is so light, don't think the skimmer out would make a difference either.

 

[Andyv2004]

Samster thank you for your responses in helping try to figure this out. They have been with me over a year and no signs of any parasites. They were tank raised also. ??

 

[samster]

How many gallons did you replenish exactly or close guesstimate? If you haven't added fish, but did you added any other livestock? Inverts? if the fish swims funny, losing colors, and doesn't eat, it's normally a parasite or disease. You've also have missing or mutiples fish acting up. we're try to figure it out incase you lose more. Did you check your salinity since the water replenish?

 

[theMeat]

How many gallons did you replenish exactly or close guesstimate? If you haven't added fish, but did you added any other livestock? Inverts? if the fish swims funny, losing colors, and doesn't eat, it's normally a parasite or disease. You've also have missing or mutiples fish acting up. we're try to figure it out incase you lose more. Did you check your salinity since the water replenish?

Agreed
Would suspect flukes but given the fish that are effected and not velvet and chromic disease seem suspect.