2007-03-23 23:44:15 · 6 answers · asked by ajp 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Salt water or fresh?
Have you tested your water? What were the readings? It could be a number of things without more information it is difficult to tell.
If your ammonia and nitrates are high, do a 20-25% water change, it could be suffering from ammonia poisoning.
How are your filters? again salt or fresh. Powerheads?
Repost with more info and we can help you from there
2007-03-24 02:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Clown loaches, and in fact nearly all members of the family Cobitidae, are known for laying in weird positions. This tends to be more common after they eat a large meal. Loaches also tend to be shy fish, and it is not too uncommon for them to spend most of the day laying in their favorite hiding place. As long as your water quality is good (0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and under 20 nitrates), and the loach does not appear disoriented when he does swim, he is most likely fine.
Loaches relish small live and frozen foods such as bloodworms. If you want to lure him out of hidng, try putting in some worms or small arthropods, and he should go crazy for them. Also, because most loaches are shoaling fish, they like to be kept in groups.
I take it your fish is a single specimen, which is probably why he is hiding so much. If you get a couple more Clown Loaches, they should become more active. Be warned, however, that this species grows very large (they are a food fish in their native range), and full-grown Clown Loaches need at least a 100 gallon tank. They can be kept in smaller tanks (around 30 gallons), however, for the first few years because they tend to grow slowly. Because of their potential activity level and relatively large waste-output, they should not be kept in tanks under 25 gallons for any length of time.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-24 07:54:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mantra 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your clown fish could be either really tired, sick, or even dying. If it doesn't come up to eat, there is something wrong with it.When fish get old, they usually stop eating.I don't know about clown fish but it happens with goldfish and bettas.
2007-03-24 11:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by L K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clown what? Fish? Loach? Something else?
Loaches 'nap' on their sides periodically. It's nothing to worry about. If it's not a loach, you might have a problem.
2007-03-24 06:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kids didn't like his party tricks ... we loose more clowns that way than any other
2007-03-24 06:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by wizebloke 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tap the tank close to where it is, or dip your net in to it, sorry to say but chances are it's gone to fishie heaven, that is how to check, it if trys to get away then it's fine, it not then I'm sorry, it's always sad when fishies go bad on you
2007-03-24 08:05:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋