One clown I bought looks different than others

[inachu]

When I bought them they all looked the same except one.

His body near his tail looks kinda bloody.


Is there any kind of infection that does this?

He had it before he came into my tank.

His skin does not appear to flaking


Other than that he/it/she appears to be doing just fine and just as active as the others. I doubt this is stress related as everyone appears to be happy and not fighting. I proved that by sitting in front of the tank for almost an hour.

 

[weluvfish54]

another fish picking on it or another clown..

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Picture would help.

 

[rkelman]

"He had it before he came into my tank."

If it had it when it came into your tank why did you buy it? If it didn't I'd say its likely a result of having 9 clowns in one tank. (a fight likely) You sat in front of the tank for a hour... How many hours have you had the fish? (It proves nothing)

 

[inachu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13030668#post13030668 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rkelman
"He had it before he came into my tank."

If it had it when it came into your tank why did you buy it? If it didn't I'd say its likely a result of having 9 clowns in one tank. (a fight likely) You sat in front of the tank for a hour... How many hours have you had the fish? (It proves nothing)

I bought them last thursday.

 

[LargeAngels]

9 clowns in one tank will most likely lead to one pair and 7 dead. It may work for a while, but when two of them decide to be dominant and get the reproductive itch all heck can break loose and quickly. Yes, some people have done more than a pair, but the odds are against it so get ready to remove some.

 

[davocean]

Funny, most LFS know me as the guy that sits in store for an hour to observe fish looking for the slightest hint of a prob/reason NOT to buy!LOL
I think I remember seeing a thread by you asking about multiple clowns, guess you didn't take good advice not to.
9 clowns in a 55g is begging for trouble, you'll most likely end up w/ 7 dead, and 2 mean/badly scarred clowns.

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13033123#post13033123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davocean
Funny, most LFS know me as the guy that sits in store for an hour to observe fish looking for the slightest hint of a prob/reason NOT to buy!LOL
I think I remember seeing a thread by you asking about multiple clowns, guess you didn't take good advice not to.
9 clowns in a 55g is begging for trouble, you'll most likely end up w/ 7 dead, and 2 mean/badly scarred clowns.

depends on where they are in their development...if bought at different times then it isnt a good idea, and the one is likely being injured by the others..

one RC member has 22 or so clowns in a single tank..so you never know...they are from a single brood though..

 

[davocean]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13035082#post13035082 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NanoReefWanabe
depends on where they are in their development...if bought at different times then it isnt a good idea, and the one is likely being injured by the others..

one RC member has 22 or so clowns in a single tank..so you never know...they are from a single brood though..

If you base this on where they are in their development, you're talking about very short term success.
And if you saw my previous advice, you would have seen that I DID IN FACT state that multiple clown tanks are usually from same brood, and I even posted a pic from a members tank to show that.
The OP has already stated that this clown was bought injured, and my point was that is not a good idea, search for healthy specimens for best chance of success.
And I will still advise to new reefers w/out breeding exp that keeping 9 storebought clowns in a small tank is most likely going to end bad.

 

[Slakker]

Re: One clown I bought looks different than others

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13028209#post13028209 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by inachu
I proved that by sitting in front of the tank for almost an hour.

Fighting often happens in our tanks at night as fishes are looking for a secure place to sleep, I would suspect that 60 minutes with you within sight of the tank is not a good indicator of what really goes on.

Clowns are like children, they act differently when they know you're watching. Seriously.

 

[inachu]

I'll try and take some pictures when I get the time.

 

[myreefcentral]

i've stated this a few times in different threads...i have two ORA picasso & a picasso ******** in a 20 gallon...it's going on a few months now...yes, that's not long enough to call it successful but, so far it's looking promising...the female of the ORA pair tends to swim back and forth between the ORA male and the one *****...no fighting or anything amongst the 3...on occassion, all 3 will sleep together underneath a rock that they've dug a bunker under...

 

[Slakker]

Three is very different from nine, and all individual fish are different.

Odds of getting three tolerant ones is a lot higher than nine. And check back in about 6 months to let us know how things are going.

 

[rkelman]

"so far it's looking promising..."

Wait until they mature and 2 decide to pair then we'll see how its going. No one is doubting it can be done short term. Or that there are some rare cases where it works. Like Slakker 3 is not 9. Give it 6 months or a year and then come back with a success story..