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She's on the struggle bus, but still alive somehow. I moved her to a small 10 gal tank I have with water from my main tank. My cleaner shrimp was being aggressive as she laid on the ground and I think she was getting more stressed. Her name btw is Megan as in Megan Thee Stallion. Will share...

The full height of the pipe is about 24 inches. Not sure how much water there is between the bottom and the top, but I can hear it trickle, not annoyingly so.

Yes I forgot to mention that there's a skimmer. I use a filter sock and there is a durso style plumbing, which I thought may also help with oxygenation.

Now she got up and is doing backflips again but if anyone has any recommendations on how to triage, please let me know.

Bad news. Just since posting this a few minutes ago I've noticed her now hanging out the bottom of the tank. Not sure if there's anything I can do now.

Hi Everyone - Thank you all for your recommendations and insights. QUICK UPDATE - Today, my clown has moved to different areas of the tank, but now she is swimming up and then turning on her back, as if she's doing a back flip. It is hard to capture with just a photo, so here's also a link...

My pump is rates for 800 GPH. My tank is no more than 75 Gallons including the overflow and sump. I do have the entry point for the pump closed as much as it allows because the flow seemed to be too much when it was full throttle.

I do not at the moment. I thought I had more than enough with the sump and overflow. I will look into some though to ensure there's enough surface agitation.

I have an overflow in the back of the tank and then a sump below. I read online that fish swim at the surface when they're low on oxygen so I've also been running an air stone since I noticed her behavior. I also have kept the top off a bit and opened up the sump area below so more oxygen can...

Thanks for the recommendation!

I only tried Nori recently because she didn't eat anything else. Normally I give pellets (about 10 for the tank) in the morning and one pipet of brine shrimp/water mixture at night. From what you detailed, I probably have been giving too much so I'll I'll actually scale it back. I've been...

Thanks for the insight. Nothing to be concerned about then it seems? Will read up more on sponges.

Thanks for the recc!

I actually consulted several books I checked out at the SF and Oakland library and a few (Marine Fish, Marine Invertebrates Conscientious Aquarist) for my own library recently. They have been a good resource to consult overall.

Thank you for pointing me to that thread and sharing your take on test strips. I used an API salt water and reef test kit yesterday. Parameters are all look good, although I'm worried my salinity might be a little low. She is still not eating and is continuing to swim at the surface near the...

Also, I completed a water change yesterday and have been running a air stone the last couple days. All parameters including temp, salinity, ammonia, and PH appear to be in normal ranges although I still get different readings from my test strips and meter.

Hi everyone - I'm hoping that this next update isn't something to worry too much about. I've noticed that my larger storm clown hasn't been eating much the past few days or anything really since yesterday. I took a picture this morning soon and can see that she is hanging out right at the...

Good Evening - Just wanted to thank everyone who provided input on how to care for my fish last week while my partner was in the hospital. Her surgery went well and the tank is doing great too! Definitely seems like the clowns, goby and shrimp were okay for the couple days with some pellets from...

hey @under_water_ninja - I have to take Lana for a doctor's appointment on the penninsula tomorrow. I could pick them up in the early afternoon. Feel free to email me mohan.kanungo@gmail.com or text 858-397-8828 to coordinate. I could bring them over to the shop this weekend.

I live in Oakland Chinatown, not too far from High Tide and am happy to offer recommendations of places to stay or eat in the future!