Popeye in Clarkii Clown
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reef fool
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I came home from work and noticed the eye bulged out at feeding time. I have had the fish for 4-5 months or so. he lasted through an ich breakout and also a bacterial infection breakout wich I QT/HT'd him and the remaining fish for 5 weeks. Him and the longnose hawk were the only two not to show signs of either infection. They have been back in the display for 2 1/2 weeks now and all was fine.
The one thing I have noticed is my yellow tang and naso tang have a little bit of a ragged pectoral fin. Just one fin on each fish. Tails and other fins are perfect.
I do have an HT, but I can't catch him! He is way to quick and hides.
Please don't tell me to tear apart the reef again to get him out!
The one thing I have noticed is my yellow tang and naso tang have a little bit of a ragged pectoral fin. Just one fin on each fish. Tails and other fins are perfect.
I do have an HT, but I can't catch him! He is way to quick and hides.
Please don't tell me to tear apart the reef again to get him out!
Ragged fins resulting from fish aggression, or do they look like frayed as in a disease or husbandry issue??
What are you feeding the fish? Give some details about your tank, particularly water circulation throughout the tank, filters, etc. When is the last time you did a water change?
Notice any aggression going on in this tank?
Is the clown eating and acting normal besides the eye?
What are you feeding the fish? Give some details about your tank, particularly water circulation throughout the tank, filters, etc. When is the last time you did a water change?
Notice any aggression going on in this tank?
Is the clown eating and acting normal besides the eye?
reef fool
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Originally posted by Beth
Ragged fins resulting from fish aggression, or do they look like frayed as in a disease or husbandry issue??
What are you feeding the fish? Give some details about your tank, particularly water circulation throughout the tank, filters, etc. When is the last time you did a water change?
Notice any aggression going on in this tank?
Is the clown eating and acting normal besides the eye?
Only one pectoral fin on each tang (yellow and naso) are worn a little. the rest of the fins are perfect. I don't notice any agression at all between the tangs. They all are eating good. No red blotches or any blemishes on any of them. Only the clown seems affected.
The clown came out to eat last night. That is how I noticed the eye. He does stay in the back of the rockwork rather than his normal swimming around with the tangs routine. the eye doesn't look cloudy, just bulged out!
I feed my fish a mix of things. They get a piece of Sea Veggies in the AM and then I feed either formula 2 flake or pellets. Twice a week I feed brine shrimp soaked in garlic and selecon instead of the formula 2.
I did add a larger sump on Monday. I changed out 20 gal of old water and added 60 gallons of well aerated new water. Could it have anything to do with the newly glued pipes an fittings when I changed over the sump.
Just seems odd that only he is the only one showing any signs of illness. The other inhabitants (sixline wrasse, longnose hawk, hippo tang, naso tang, yellow tang) are all looking good. Could it just be an injury? He is a wacko when it comes to clearing out the sand in front of the anenome!
Any changes to a tank can seriously stress fish. I did a water change resently, and a tiny bit of maintence and lost a chromis. My clown also got stressed and was showing signs of an old parasite problem. he fine now, after some good fresh foods that were soaked in garlic.
I'd look at adding more variety to that diet, perhaps a blend of fresh seafoods. Feed with garlic soaked food. If things get worse, you'll looking at hospital tank for the clown.
I'd look at adding more variety to that diet, perhaps a blend of fresh seafoods. Feed with garlic soaked food. If things get worse, you'll looking at hospital tank for the clown.