Comments on: Clownfish Not Eating (Possible Reasons & Solutions)

By: Raj

Raj — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:31:15 +0000

I have two clownfish for about 3 months now. Recently one of them (the smaller of the two) stopped eating. They both still school around together and when I feed all of the fish the smaller one swims to the food – he just does not eat. This is now day 3. All other fish & coral look fine.

By: Jennifer Ekal

Jennifer Ekal — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 03:33:15 +0000

We have a young black and an orange clownfish for about 6 months. They have been chasing one another and eating just fine. Recently we noticed that they both stopped eating and were just bobbling in place at the top rear of the tank. The black one kind of came out of it and is back to normal. The orange one is still not eating and bobbling around at the top. We noticed tank was warmer than it should be, around 86°. We pulled the heater out, something must be wrong with it. It’s been two days, the temps are around around 82° today but the orange clown fish still isn’t eating. Th black clown is eating but is obviously bother that his buddy is not chasing him around and paling around. Can the warmer temp in the tank be the problem or is there something else going on?

By: Tom K

Tom K — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:08:22 +0000

In reply to Bret. Try with a different type of food. If they are active, it's not probably something to worry about. They'll start eating soon. If they refuse to eat even with another type of food, you should check your water parameters and see if everything is on point.

By: Bret

Bret — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:55:13 +0000

I have had some clown fish for quite a while And they have been fine. I also have an anemines and snails in the tank and they are all doing fine. The
clownfish also seem to be doing fine including chasing each other around or acting normal. They just won’t eat.

Any thoughts? It’s been going on for a few days now.

By: Tom K

Tom K — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:39:18 +0000

In reply to Don. If you have the conditions, set up a temporary quarantine tank where your clownfish can get better.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:30:58 +0000

Clown fish not eating, he is swimming and hanging out at the top of a small live rock column. I have had the fish 4 years and am concerned

I notice that other fish in the tank are starting to bother it. They sense the fish is sick.