Clownfish is hurt

[WReef12]

Hello everybody , I got two clownfish a few weeks ago and I just noticed one of them had this mark . The one that has it gets picked on a lot by the other which I heard is natural when deciding who will be the female but this seems extreme . Also the other one does this weird vibrating thing every once in a while. I couldn't draw so I'll say where it is its , its the mark on the first white band. It looks a bit like a zit, a bit like a crater. Defined white, pin point in the middle, reddish ring then the edge of the white band.

 

[homer1475]

All normal clownfish behavior.

Pic is blurry, but more then likely a bite from your description. Again, all normal clownfish behavior as they figure it out.

The vibrating, and laying on their side while vibrating is a display of submission.

 

[Garf]

They have magical healing ability. Mine got slashed by a tang, got over it.

 

[WReef12]

Is there any chance of infection or will it just swim it off

 

[WReef12]

I know its natural but I'm still really concerned for the victim clownfish , his fins are getting streaks and little rips that worry me . Also should I continue to tap on the glass if they really start nipping because every 20 minutes one will start chasing the other around the tank while nipping furiously .

 

[WReef12]

This is the next day : The victim clownfish is dead

 

[glency]

I had a percula that had a orange spot on the middle of their head inside of the white band. There one day, gone the next morning. Crazy fish.

 

[homer1475]

Did you buy them as a pair, or were they in separate tanks at the LFS?

It's quite possible you had 2 females, and the larger killed the smaller. It happens sometimes, welcome to nature. Sorry for the loss.

If you do plan on getting another, it's a good idea to use an acclimation box, and to purchase a much smaller fish then the current resident, assuring you have purchased a male.