Help with me anemone and clownfish

RAM3234
  • #1
So I got these two orange skunk clownfish and a anemone that they were hosting. I put them into my 20 gallon saltwater tank and I was wondering if there’s anything I can do to help calm them down a bit. The clownfish lost some color and doesn’t look like they are swimming well so they are hiding under a rock. The anemone isn’t sticking and curled into a ball and the tentacles are green. I believe that in a week they should get better once they fully adapted to the tank. Is there anything I can do to help them at this point?
 

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AquaPhilNJ
  • #2
I think there isn't. New fish are shy every time for me. However, if you're saying the fish actually look sick then perhaps their acclimation was an issue. I"m not sure your experience level nor the tanks age.
 

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NC122606
  • #3
So I got these two orange skunk clownfish and a anemone that they were hosting. I put them into my 20 gallon saltwater tank and I was wondering if there’s anything I can do to help calm them down a bit. The clownfish lost some color and doesn’t look like they are swimming well so they are hiding under a rock. The anemone isn’t sticking and curled into a ball and the tentacles are green. I believe that in a week they should get better once they fully adapted to the tank. Is there anything I can do to help them at this point?
Yeah, I would answer the questions AquaPhilNJ has given you. Also, pictures would probably help people better help you, pictures are worth a thousand words.
 
RAM3234
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
This is my first tank but it has been cycling for around 5 months. I can get pictures tomorrow though.
 
Amazoniantanklvr
  • #5
Id leave them be. How long have they been in the tank? saltwater60
 
RAM3234
  • Thread Starter
  • #6
Ya my plan was wait a week and if things haven’t gotten better then start doing stuff. I put them in today but I just got uncomfortable with the anemone’s coloration and the fish’s behavior.
 

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Amazoniantanklvr
  • #7
Oh, if you just put them today that they should be fine. Fish and inverts act strange qhen first added.
 
RAM3234
  • Thread Starter
  • #8
Ok good . Hopefully they will be fine.
 
RAM3234
  • Thread Starter
  • #9
Ya well the fish died this morning and the anemone doesn’t look dead but the mouth is rlly open and the tentacles are green and small
 
saltwater60
  • #10
Ya well the fish died this morning and the anemone doesn’t look dead but the mouth is rlly open and the tentacles are green and small
Gapping is bad. Sounds like it’s on the way out as well.

Post a picture of your tank and the anemone.
What are your water parameters? We need actual numbers.
How did you acclimate them?
How long were the clowns in the bags and were there gills normal looking? Clowns are very sensitive to ammonia poisoning.
You said your tank cycled for 5 months was there anything in the tank for the 5 month span or was it sitting there?
What’s your salinity and what’s the salinity from your LFS. I’ve seen LFS run a lower salinity to save money and fish and inverts are supper sensitive to salinity changes.
How’s your lighting compared to the LFS? I doubt this was the issue but something to consider for the future and long term success.

Seems very weird all died in 24 hours. Something major is wrong?
 

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