My clownfish (Jackson) has taken a turn for the worse. I noticed some unsual behavior earlier this week, not sleeping in usual location, not as active durinig feeding (ate frozen brine shrimp yesterday). Currently, she is on the botton of the tank, doing the “gasping” thing.
I had this fish for coming on 3.5 years and it has lived a paticullary hard life (first fish). Its survived moving to DC, 3 tank upgrades, rough water parameters as I learned, and even a near electrocution that nuked everything else in the tank (wife, gf at the time, dropped the light in the tank). Is it possible she’s just old?
Water parameters:
SG 1.024
Temp 76F
pH 8.0
Ammonia- undetectable
Nitrite- undetectable
Nitrate- undetectable
Phosphate- undetectable
KH 143.2
Ca- 225
All other fish look, and acting great. Nothing new has been added to the tank since January. For 3 weeks I have been doing weekly water changes with a new box of salt (reef crystals) but this is my usual brand. Nothing remarkable about the fish (no flesh wounds, discharge, discolorations, etc) Still looks great just not mobile and gasping.