Clown needs serious help :(

beth

beth

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Sorry, but an uncycled 5 gal is not a good option for a coral. You will be struggling to keep water conditions decent. I suggest you do a 1/2 gal to 1 gal water change daily. Maybe you can use some fake coral.
I'm hoping you'll start to see improvement within 2 days.
What remains is figuring out who is to blame for the aggression.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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WOW....That was the easiest thing I have ever done....The clown basically swam right into the net...here are some updated pics
With the background (I had it laying around)

WHERE ARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

My new home



I was able to get a closeup pic of the sick clown



He's kinda confused looking....I have a little bit of food soaking in selcon and H20 food soak....
OK...I'll get some Fresh SW made up for these changes
Is it still considered UNcycled even tho I used sw from the 54G and sand from the same tank, and LR from the big tank??? I have LOTS of Kenya....LOL...so much that I pull it out and feed it to my urchin in the refugium of the 225G LOL
 
beth

beth

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It is not completely uncycled, but still, plan on struggling with water quality. Best to offer several tiny meals a day, rather than larger meals. Try the fresh garlic and selcon, alternating. Soak for only a min, in the fridge.
He is in rough shape for sure. I'm sure its the female clownfish. Keep up the pics every day or so. This could end up a good topic for the Diseased Fish Thread.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OK....Thanks, I appreciate the help....and I will update daily :)
OH, I ordered the Maracyn 2 today, and should have it in a few days JIC
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Well night one is done.....The female in the 54G seemed to be "looking" around, but still slept in the same area of the tank, and ate well this morning. My little guy in the 5G seemed to freak out when I turned the light out last night :( I do not have a tiny moonlight, and I am sure he will be fine (crosses fingers) I did figure out that I have to turn the powerhead and filter off when I feed. Being such a small tank it just blows the stuff all over. He did eat though, so I consider that a big +......I have a Maxijet 400 from an old skimmer I may try to rig up to put in place of the Koralia 1...it's 106 gph compared to 400 gph......I just have to sift thru all my spare parts to figure out how to mount it.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OK....here is day 1 in the qt pics......Funny thing...it's only a 5G and he picked the far corner.....the hardest area to get a good pic...I think it's cause of the reflection....Dinner went well....he ate good :)

 
spanko

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I'll be interested to see what folks say now. With the new pictures I am not as sure as I thought I was before about this being marks from aggression. However I am not good at Identifying disease.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3273454
I'll be interested to see what folks say now. With the new pictures I am not as sure as I thought I was before about this being marks from aggression. However I am not good at Identifying disease.
we shall see.....
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Day 2...Did a 1g water change....meals went well.....pics...lol....it is sooooo hard to get a pic of a wiggly clown


 
meowzer

meowzer

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HAHA, seek and ye shall find.....I found the parts from some old pumps that fit on the maxijet 400.....Tomorrow I may put it together and put it in the 10G in place of the K1.....altho he kinda likes the K1
so now I have to think about it
It went well today....so well he was too wiggly (and I was too impatient) for me to get a good unblurred pic
tomorrow I will get some....
OH...I got he Maracyn 2 today....so if needed it's here
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3274466
Poor little guy.
LOL...But he seems so happy...in a wierd kinda way......he eats great, and now has his own little kingdom :)
Do you think he looks any better???? It's hard for me to tell since I look at him all the time
 
meowzer

meowzer

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WELL...after all the work of getting the maxi-jet 400 ready......After trying it out....after 5 minutes I took it out and put the Koralia 1 back in.....the Koralia's flow is so...(need a word) dispersed
that it seems to be the better choice....
Did another 1g water change today.....he still seems to be acting great....
 
beth

beth

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Within a week, you should see a significant improvement...as long as he doesn't get an infection.
 
S

shrimpy brains

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I'm glad he is doing well and looks like he is going to heal just fine.
Question is, what are you gonna do with him long term? Will you try to put him back with the female, or put him in another tank?
 
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