Clown fish hurt

[TJellybean]

My clown has a white gash on the side and one of his lower fins doesn't move he swims vertically essentially all day and only leaves the corner to swim upright for food. When he swims upright he struggles to stay up right(he leans toward the side where the fin isnt moving) i have a firefish goby, yellow wrasse cleanrr shrimp, tuxedo urchin, and another clown that is perfectly healthy . I am thinking that the clown attacked it but there has been no sign of agression that i have witnessed it happened while i was at work. The tank is 4 months up and the clowns have been together for 3 weeks. Is this clown aggression and anyway i can defuse it or is it something worse. I dont want to qt because im afraid the extra stress will do him in. And advice would be great!

 

[Florida Sunshine]

Well if you don't want to move him to QT I would just keep a good eye on it and make sure it is eating. If it starts to look infected at all you can treat the food with Metro and Focus (antibiotic and binder)

 

[Sako338]

Following...best of luck.

 

[Mjrenz]

A methelyne blue bath would be a good idea and pristine water conditions with a uv sterilizer are your best bet to prevent infection from bacteria in the water. If it's from aggression then you should separate him from the other clown in a qt but it's also possible that he hurt himself some other way. I hope he makes it.

Methylene Blue

Methylene Blue What It Treats – Healing agent which treats ammonia burn, abrasions, cuts. Mild antiparasitic/antibacterial properties. Will possibly detoxify a fish that has been exposed to cyanide poisoning. Probably one of the best “first response” treatments for a sick fish. How To Treat –...

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[TJellybean]

Well if you don't want to move him to QT I would just keep a good eye on it and make sure it is eating. If it starts to look infected at all you can treat the food with Metro and Focus (antibiotic and binder)

He is eating first thing i did when i noticed was feed the tank and spot feed him he ate perfectly fine in his corner i am going to pick up some antibiotics for him i just dont want to stress him too much

 

[TJellybean]

A methelyne blue bath would be a good idea and pristine water conditions with a uv sterilizer are your best bet to prevent infection from bacteria in the water. If it's from aggression then you should separate him from the other clown in a qt but it's also possible that he hurt himself some other way. I hope he makes it.

Methylene Blue

Methylene Blue What It Treats – Healing agent which treats ammonia burn, abrasions, cuts. Mild antiparasitic/antibacterial properties. Will possibly detoxify a fish that has been exposed to cyanide poisoning. Probably one of the best “first response” treatments for a sick fish. How To Treat –...

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Second thing i did was do a water change and test the water everything is where they should be and now I'm just keeping a eye out if i see any agression i will qt but i will start with the antibiotics thanks!

 

[Mjrenz]

Second thing i did was do a water change and test the water everything is where they should be and now I'm just keeping a eye out if i see any agression i will qt but i will start with the antibiotics thanks!

You're welcome! Here is some new information I shared about antibiotics the other day. I would still recommend the methelyne blue bath as a first step

Antibiotics

This information is direct from Humblefish and I'm posting it here with his permission The antibiotics we currently use to treat bacterial infections by dosing the water water column tend to be very slow acting but there are some new options that he has been using and I am currently using...

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[icomplii]

As people have stated above, I would do a methylene blue bath and keep a eye out for infections. Eating is also a good sign. I hope your clown recovers!

 

[TJellybean]

Yesterday afternoon i gave the clown a blue bath i fed them this morning and he would not eat. I did not see any infection i went to my local fish store for some antibiotics to prepair for the worst and also ran a few errands i was gone for maybe 2 hours and when i returned he was belly up thank you all for the advice and help i am monitoring the other fish and they look healthy my sps are still open and i tested my water parameters everything seems ok. I am sad to say this did not end well.

 

[Mjrenz]

Yesterday afternoon i gave the clown a blue bath i fed them this morning and he would not eat. I did not see any infection i went to my local fish store for some antibiotics to prepair for the worst and also ran a few errands i was gone for maybe 2 hours and when i returned he was belly up thank you all for the advice and help i am monitoring the other fish and they look healthy my sps are still open and i tested my water parameters everything seems ok. I am sad to say this did not end well.

I'm very sorry to hear about your fish

 

[vetteguy53081]

Heck of an injury, - Melafix should help but pretty good gash