Not sure what this is...
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MrTuskfish
Team RC
Hard to tell from the pics. Is this black area a series of spots? Any sloughing of skin? How is the fish acting/ Eating? Scratching? Lethargic? How long have you had him? I think we nee a lot more info.
TjwBlake
New member
Well we have had him a week now.
As for how he' s acting, nothing seams out of the ordinary (this is my first marine fish so i don't have anything to go by).
However he appears to be just doing his fish thing, no scratching, not lethargic.. he eats like a horse when i feed him (once ever 2 days) otherwise calmly cruising around the tank.
No visible sloughing
It doesn't appear to be dots.. I think the best way to describe it would be mildew like.. just a slow progression of the black discoloration.
The tank itself has remained stable for the past 2 1/2 months, Amonia, nitrites have stayed at 0, Nitrates havent gone above .5 since week 2 and usually stay at 0. Temp sits constant at 79-80 and salinity 1.025. and weekly waterchanges
There is nothing else in the tank other than liverock, 2 hermits, 1 nerite and a bumblebee snail and a peppermint shrimp.
As for how he' s acting, nothing seams out of the ordinary (this is my first marine fish so i don't have anything to go by).
However he appears to be just doing his fish thing, no scratching, not lethargic.. he eats like a horse when i feed him (once ever 2 days) otherwise calmly cruising around the tank.
No visible sloughing
It doesn't appear to be dots.. I think the best way to describe it would be mildew like.. just a slow progression of the black discoloration.
The tank itself has remained stable for the past 2 1/2 months, Amonia, nitrites have stayed at 0, Nitrates havent gone above .5 since week 2 and usually stay at 0. Temp sits constant at 79-80 and salinity 1.025. and weekly waterchanges
There is nothing else in the tank other than liverock, 2 hermits, 1 nerite and a bumblebee snail and a peppermint shrimp.
MrTuskfish
Team RC
I hope this isn't the start of brooklynella (sloughing, peeling skin is a major symptom), please keep us posted. I'd sure set up a QT ASAP. You may need it with this fish and a QT is vital for ling-term success in this wonderful hobby, IMO& IME.
BTW, Your clown needs to be fed more than every two days. 3X daily would be about normal..
BTW, Your clown needs to be fed more than every two days. 3X daily would be about normal..
TjwBlake
New member
oh dear.. i just read up on it.. and im soooo hoping this isn't the case.
I was hoping to get away without a QT just because this was the only fish i had planned to pick up for this tank. Although if it comes down to it, ill get that going right away.
Ill definately adjust the feeding schedule btw thanks
I was hoping to get away without a QT just because this was the only fish i had planned to pick up for this tank. Although if it comes down to it, ill get that going right away.
Ill definately adjust the feeding schedule btw thanks
lagatbezan
Active member
is it hoasting an anemone? if so maybe stings from it?
