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dsaundry - they are a good size. I'd say they are at least two inches long. So far I've tried mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and krill. The krill seemed to bring the best response, but there was no obvious feeding. I've been staying back from the tank when I feed them - and with the krill I used a turkey baster and waited until one of them was up in the water column before shooting the food into the current. He got excited, but didn't actually eat anything. Of the two, one is quite a bit more active while the other one has found one corner of the tank at the bottom and stays there most of the time. I'm a little worried because I thought I had bought tank raised fish (and I still may have) and so expected them to be familiar with this type of food. I'm hoping this is just new tank stress, and that it will pass quickly.
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06-29-2008, 01:28 AM
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All sorts of bells are going off!
What are your water parameters? ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, pH... Did you quarantine them to make sure they were healthy before putting them into your display tank? Clowns are usually very good eaters, they could have ich but I'm leaning more towards brooklynella which causes respiratory distress and loss of appetite.
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06-29-2008, 01:49 AM
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Fed them tonight using the garlic and feeding them cyclopeeze. One of them went nuts for the food, and the other one was like "look, stuff is hitting me on the head. . ." I did notice something odd, and now that WhoPoopWrasse mentions sickness I'm worried about it. They appear to sort of do a little dance thing. They arch sideways and jitter quickly. It only lasts a short time, and both are doing it. They also flutter their pectoral fins quickly in little burst from time to time. So, sickness or usual clown behavior? Man, I'm starting to feel like I'm in way over my head and these are my first fish  . Thanks for the help though, and keep it coming, I'm going to need it.
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06-29-2008, 01:59 AM
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Oh crap, now that I go and read about ich I think that might be what it is. I'll post some pictures of the fish and see if anyone can confirm. One of the fish does have a few white spots on it's skin and it was itching it's self on the bottom of the tank. Thanks for pointing that out to me WhoPoopWrasse!
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I don't want to be a party pooper but having a QT is very important since at least 75% of the time the fish you buy WILL have something wrong with them.
Now that you put possibly sick fish in your new tank, chances are the tank is infected and it will infect any fish you add even if they are healthy. Some people use the hit and miss method but mostly they are at the LFS every couple of weeks looking for new fish to replace the dead ones. Your best bet is to get a 10 gallon tank, leave it bare bottom, cycle it and the next fish you get should be QTed for at least 3-4 weeks. 
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