nipping fins.?
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racermike27
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They should grow back fine. My fish that have been nipped at in the past normally have a full recovery, as long as they are not stressed by anything else in the tank. When this happens with my new additions to the tank I normally just feed a little extra garlic and it seems to make them get better faster LOL, may just be my imagination though!!! LOL
racermike27
Premium Member
Really? I don't have that problem, I mean my skimmer "skims" like crazy anyways but I never had it act funny or over react after adding garlic. I have to clean mine every two days with the amount of gunk build up I get. What skimmer is it? I am using MRC MR-2 dual injected.
racermike27
Premium Member
Wow I have never had hat problem after I feed my skimmer stops skimming for a bit then starts back up a couple minutes later.
carlosngloria
Active member
I would say try some melafix but then I know for sure your skimmer would go berserk, my skimmer went crazy when I added some to my tank
Fish2reef
New member
I have the same skimmer, it does skim more after feeding but not to the point to overflow maybe your water level is too high. I have mine set to skim dry (like a light coffee) if I would set it to skim wet (like tea color) it would overflow for sure, my tank is a 90 and I have to empty the cup every 5 days.
invertigator
New member
I was thinking the same thing.............Nice Picture
I agree that your water level is probably too high. The oil in the garlic will kill the bubbles for a while. If there is resistance in your output pipe the bubbles may actually be keeping the water level down. Then when there's no bubbles... flood. Make sure your output pipe is clear and has a siphon break. For example, if the output includes a 90 degree elbow, replace it with a tee that's open on top.
MelaFix will definitely make your skimmer foam like crazy. If you read the instructions, they tell you to turn off the skimmer. I got around that by putting a valve on the air line and reducing the amount of air in the mix. But you have to be careful or else it will overflow. It's great for helping fish recover from fin damage, though.
MelaFix will definitely make your skimmer foam like crazy. If you read the instructions, they tell you to turn off the skimmer. I got around that by putting a valve on the air line and reducing the amount of air in the mix. But you have to be careful or else it will overflow. It's great for helping fish recover from fin damage, though.
Interesting that your clown's upper fin is a missing just a little with no known cause, other than a guess that he's getting picked on. My clown is missing the same part of the same top fin, no other damage otherwise, and I can't tell why his fin is damaged to begin with, as the only fish that occasionally chase each other is the dottybacks and angels. Well, regardless I hope he does fine and makes a full recovery 
bckane
Premium Member
Its weird, seems if another fish was nipping at him they would go for the tail fin.? The tail fin looks fine, I never seen another fish chasing him at all. Maybe its just growing that way the clown is about 3 years old...plus he is the smallest fish in the tank, except for the 2 new ones
Yes, it is usually the tail fin. That's why it bothered me as well. Weird that both clowns got it at the same time. My clown I've had for about 2 years now. Mine lives in a torch coral, and never gets chased or bothered. Mine is the smallest as well, aside from a goby who lives in the other side of the tank. Closest colored fish is the Rusty Angel, but I've never seen the angel pay any attention to him... ::hmmm::
TheOtherReefer
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My fishes fins have always grown back, tails also!
