Chromis missing scales

[Joeglez310]

I have a single Chromis and I just noticed he's missing scales and breathing hard :hmm2: he was doing fine earlier today I checked all of my parameters and they are fine everything else in the tank is perfect and eating and such but my Chromis ... Tankmates Pair of clowns , ywm goby and pep shrimp

 

[Isaacs55]

Looks like your clown has been bullied...

 

[Pdfcrazy]

I agree with the bullying, picked on, or someone preying on him. Do you have a false cleaner wrasse? What other tankmates?

 

[Pdfcrazy]

Also, what size tank? I see one clown tankmate, but if you have a pair and they're in rather close quarters, youd be suprised how agressive clowns can get with other tankmates over "their" space.

 

[gone fishin]

other than the missing scales does the chromis have any open sores, excess mucus, ragged or torn fins, breathing rapidly? Also, a bit of history on the fish would be helpful.

 

[CuzzA]

It's possible it's uronema marinum which is very common in Chromis. Hopefully that's not the case. Did you qt this fish?

 

[CStrickland]

Sometimes my chromis look spotty like that when they first wake up, or if they get scared. If it goes away in a half hour I think it's nbd. But if you see continued heavy breathing and actual sores, that's bad cause it could be uronema like others said.

 

[heathlindner25]

Looks like his stress patern

 

[Rai]

My chromis looks like that too. I only see it like that when it is on certain position, but mine doesn't breath heavily. I thought it is because it is not getting enough nutrients because I only feed 1 type of food most of time and only feed it once a day. I don't know if it is true or not. I heard they like to be fed 3 times a day or something. My chromis still look like that, it has been with me for like 8 months. It is active and eat well, too.