Help with Clown Prob (PIC)
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Possibly hole in the head disease and possibly a little velvet.....
look here.....
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/clndisfaqs.htm
look here.....
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/clndisfaqs.htm
MrMikeB
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Hole in the head disease is typically indications of poor living environments and/or nutrition. The good news is that it can be recovered from, but only after what caused it to be sick in the first place has been corrected.
Some common questions for the group to possibly help you further:
What are you feeding the clown, and how often? Any stressful situations or other fish picking on it? What are your water params (Nitrite/Ammonia/Nitrate)? How is your temp maintained? How long has the clown been in the tank?
Some common questions for the group to possibly help you further:
What are you feeding the clown, and how often? Any stressful situations or other fish picking on it? What are your water params (Nitrite/Ammonia/Nitrate)? How is your temp maintained? How long has the clown been in the tank?
The clown has been in the tank for about 45 days. The water params are spot on. Temp is maintained with a 300 watt heater and is consistently between 79.5 and 80.5. The skin today seems as though it is flaking off. He eats like a horse and shows tremendous activity. I feed him brine shrimp with 2 drops of garlic in the evening and a small peace of seaweed in the morning. That is the mix that i do up for all the fish in the tank not just him. Thinking back, the holes in the head i know have been there since i got him. the white spots are new. this fish is as happy as a clown..lol...any thoughts
matttaylor
Jeeper in my free time
*Sorry if i repeat myself through this, i've had a few too many rum and coke's. However my advise is sound and solid, as i follow my own ramblings very well. Ask anyone who has been at my house, less is more!*
I have learned through trial error and massive headaches, sometimes it's best to allow the fish to recover and heal on it's own. Give it a healthy environment, plenty of food, and it will usually recover on it's own. Sometimes however it won't. I have 3 tangs in my tank, and all 3 have had ich at some point. I keep them well fed and the tank stable, and all 3 have recovered, and thrived. Sometimes stress and a massive change in the tank will cause more harm than good. Clowns (especially tank raised) are extremely hearty, give it lots of food, and keep your tank stable, and i'll bet it'll recover in no time.
I have learned through trial error and massive headaches, sometimes it's best to allow the fish to recover and heal on it's own. Give it a healthy environment, plenty of food, and it will usually recover on it's own. Sometimes however it won't. I have 3 tangs in my tank, and all 3 have had ich at some point. I keep them well fed and the tank stable, and all 3 have recovered, and thrived. Sometimes stress and a massive change in the tank will cause more harm than good. Clowns (especially tank raised) are extremely hearty, give it lots of food, and keep your tank stable, and i'll bet it'll recover in no time.
matttaylor
Jeeper in my free time
I have learned through trial error and massive headaches, sometimes it's best to allow the fish to recover and heal on it's own. Give it a healthy environment, plenty of food, and it will usually recover on it's own. Sometimes however it won't. I have 3 tangs in my tank, and all 3 have had ich at some point. I keep them well fed and the tank stable, and all 3 have recovered, and thrived. Sometimes stress and a massive change in the tank will cause more harm than good. Clowns (especially tank raised) are extremely hearty, give it lots of food, and keep your tank stable, and i'll bet it'll recover in no time.
