Clown Trigger may need help

[jjj1100]

Hello all,

I have had a clown trigger for about a month and a half. He is about 2.5 inches or so, and is doing well so far. He eats everything and behave perfectly so far...but recently he looks fuzzy. What i mean by that is where his black was between his yellow and white circles is turning white. Almost like a fungus. He was very vibrant black when I got him and now it seems like his black is fading into white fuzz.

Here is a pic.

I know its not really clear, but he was really black black, and now its kinda turning all white. I haven't changed anything in the tank BTW

Any advice.

Thanks

 

[LisaD]

sorry, not sure what to offer as help. you say he is eating well, active, behaving normally?

have you recently checked your water parameters? are nitrates high, or are other parameters off? do all the other fish look normal?

 

[odro]

Small clowns are very sensitive especially to high nitrates levels
you can check amonia as well

 

[jjj1100]

thanks for the suggestions...but the tank paramaters are perfect...0 amm. 0 nitrites. and like .05 nitrates.

All the other fish are acting normal, and the clown is now eating all of the nori off the algae clip, but looks even worse than the pic from 2 days ago...

he is really white where he was black before.

 

[reefergeorge]

What are you feeding? May be nutrition related.
Is it like this all the time?

 

[r.d.m]

that colour is a normal resting colour,does he darken when he's swimming around the tank?

 

[jjj1100]

He eats better than I do...he gets Mysis, Brine, Zoo Plankton, Nori Algae, Squid, Garlic Flake, and Krill all mixed throughout the day...3 feedings a day.

He kinda looks faded all the time now...not only when resting, but mostly when swimming as well