Clownfish

[KQuillan]

Hi all,

Had both my clowns for about a week and a half. Just ran all my tests and everything came back good. Salinity is 1.25 temp 78.
One of my clowns I was keeping an eye on because I rarely saw it eat. Here are the pics if what his head looks like today.
Help please.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi all,

Had both my clowns for about a week and a half. Just ran all my tests and everything came back good. Salinity is 1.25 temp 78.
One of my clowns I was keeping an eye on because I rarely saw it eat. Here are the pics if what his head looks like today.
Help please.

It could be that the other clown bit it on the head. Clownfish are not always compatible. They are also very sly and you may not see them actually fighting.

A short video might be clearer than these still photos.....

Jay

 

[KQuillan]

Hope this helps.

 

[KQuillan]

Another vid

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looking at videos, the clown seems to have a rash above the mouth area of its head and can be an ibjury or from aggression. the water flow appears to be strog and should be reduced a little as clown seem to be battling the current, which may influence their feeding.
For the injury, if it worsens, treat immediately with seachem kanaplex or Maracyn 2 for 5 days.
As for aggression, is there any. . . . The way to determine os to set your phone on video mode for about 45 mins and feed a little and walk away ( You must walk away). Come back later and review video. Aggressor will try to steal all the food and push the other one a little. You will be able to confirm.

 

[KQuillan]

Looking at videos, the clown seems to have a rash above the mouth area of its head and can be an ibjury or from aggression. the water flow appears to be strog and should be reduced a little as clown seem to be battling the current, which may influence their feeding.
For the injury, if it worsens, treat immediately with seachem kanaplex or Maracyn 2 for 5 days.
As for aggression, is there any. . . . The way to determine os to set your phone on video mode for about 45 mins and feed a little and walk away ( You must walk away). Come back later and review video. Aggressor will try to steal all the food and push the other one a little. You will be able to confirm.

Thank you so much for replying. Is the Maracyn safe for corals and anenome's too?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thank you so much for replying. Is the Maracyn safe for corals and anenome's too?

No - separate quarantine tank

 

[KQuillan]

Thank you so much for replying. Is the Maracyn safe for corals and anenome's too?

Thanks. I just read that it is not. Separate quarantine

 

[KQuillan]

@vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal - thank you so much for the responses. I feel so much better and so does my clown. His head is ok this morning. I did also move the wavemaker and that even seemed to help.

I did have a gulp of air though when I saw my cleaner shrimp laying on the bottom of the sand, then I realized he molted!