My two clownfish are in a thirty gallon tank with just themselves, the larger one is picking on the smaller one and his fins are cut up from her. The discoloration on his sides, if you can tell from the video is it marks from him getting beat or brook. I think it might be the wounds but I’m not sure.
Is this brook
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kfisc
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Welcome to the site! It may be both; they are perfectly capable of killing each other, so the stress of it all may be leading to the possible brook, as well as what appears to be wasting away from not eating. I'd remove that poor thing and put it in quarantine and try to nurse it back to health. Sadly, I think it's days are very numbered. Clownfish are tricky in that they need plenty of hiding spaces (anemones, various nooks) before introduction to a tank and don't always "pair up" (or remain paired) even when there are.
I can't tell for sure from the video. Is mucous/slime peeling off the fish or other symptoms mentioned here: Brooklynella – Marine Fish Diseases and Treatment
No it’s just white lines and scratches on him, nothing is coming off, and it doesn’t really look like the pictures.
I don’t have a quarantine, so he will have to stay in
Oh ok, should I wait to conform so I dont stress him out
kfisc
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Here is a link with helpful info, including links to quarantine set-up. I would not wait, as the the stress of remaining in the tank might be worse. It will be a help to your efforts to have a quarantine set-up from here out if you intend to keep any number of fish. Good luck!
forums.reefcentral.com/threads/setting-up-quarantine-tank.1997837/
forums.reefcentral.com/threads/setting-up-quarantine-tank.1997837/
