Clown not eating

[sfarid123]

My female perc has not been eating for the past 2 weeks.

Is that an indication of sickness?

Her usual diet is shrimp, scalops, formula 1, silversides soaked in selcon.

The only thing she is eating right now is flakes, is there anything I should be doing?

[xxpipedreamxx]

How long have you had her? What are the water parameters like? What other tankmates do you have?

[sfarid123]

I've had her for 3 years, tanks mates are fire goby & purple goby. Recently added GBTA & yellow tail damsel a month ago; they all get along, the female perc chases the damsel every now and then. Male Perc is eating fine, female eats shrimp but spits it out.

55 g mixed reef
Parameters 0 Ammonia ,N02,NO3, PO4
ALK 10dKH ,Ca 400
SG 1.025

[xxpipedreamxx]

Well my guess is that if she were sick, she wouldn't be eating the flakes at all either.

[sfarid123]

do you suppose the damsil might be stressing her out?

[xxpipedreamxx]

In all likelyhood, yes. Especially if she is gravid and is trying to lay eggs. Have they ever bred for you?

[sfarid123]

Not yet but constatly hosting each other and other corals such as xenia, leather coral and BTA.
I guess I'll continue with the flakes and hopefully she will go back eating the regular diet again.