Skinny clownfish - possible parasites?

SonRK

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Hello all

I had my clownfish in QT for about 4 weeks now, and I just added them to the DT. DT Tank parameters are: 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 10 Nitrates

Because the QT is in the basement and the lighting isn't the best, I didn't notice that my clownfish seemed skinny enough to show their bones.

http://i.imgur.com/Up5ziIG.jpg

You can tell their bone structures with the lighting of my display tank. They ALWAYS ate everything I fed them (2x a day), but I would give them maybe a total of 1/8th a PE Mysis cube a day (so 1/16th a feeding)

They don't seem to show unusual behavior (these are my first fish though). What I mean by that is theyre very active. Constantly going from one tank side to the other, and darting around.

I know some parasites may give them long stringy poo, but they aren't demonstrating those symptoms.
 
I can't see anything visibly wrong with them from the pic. If they have intestinal parasites, they will have stringy white poo (so watch for that). Also, as a precaution, read up on Brooklynella and watch for symptoms of that as well.
 
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