irescuedogs
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They’re obsessed with each other they never leave each other’s side I just can’t believe it to be aggression
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It happens and not just with clowns
I would echo the separation advice too.
I had a pair of clowns who were fine with one another for over a year, no bite marks no fin tears. Then one day I came home and the larger one was beat up and had bite marks on its body.
I do not have any first hand experience with brook but here's more info on it from Humble Fish
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Good luck with your nemos!
I had a pair of clowns who were fine with one another for over a year, no bite marks no fin tears. Then one day I came home and the larger one was beat up and had bite marks on its body.
I do not have any first hand experience with brook but here's more info on it from Humble Fish
Brooklynella
Brooklynella hostilis What You Need To Know: * This is most often seen in clownfish, but it can afflict any fish. The fish’s skin will appear to be peeling or sloughing off, oftentimes causing excessive white mucous to form around the affected area(s). * Treatment of choice is a 45 minute...
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Good luck with your nemos!
reefingBeAmazin22
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Yeah like my clown fish and firefish had what looked like bite marks but how many firefish do you know who bite a clownfish? Anyway my clown fish ended up dying because I assumed it was aggression but I managed to save my firefish
Uncle99
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There’s a difference in hanging out and bonding.
If she’s moving to spawn, she may not want him.
There’s also a difference between fighting and constant harassment.
The reason I didn’t agree with Brook is that you posted this happened overnight.
Brook would progress to that in hours.
Whatever happened, it may be finished.
If she’s moving to spawn, she may not want him.
There’s also a difference between fighting and constant harassment.
The reason I didn’t agree with Brook is that you posted this happened overnight.
Brook would progress to that in hours.
Whatever happened, it may be finished.
irescuedogs
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I lost them both I’m so devastated my poor babies!! I have no idea what happened?!? everything was normal it couldn’t have been aggression because the other clown didn’t have one mark on her and she died too I’m so heartbroken. What did I do wrong?? I feel so guilty and felt so helpless. Ugh my heart rip my little ones.. I loved you so much!
irescuedogs
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I lost them both I’m so devastated I have no idea what happened everything was normal it couldn’t have been aggression because the other clown didn’t have one mark on her and she died too I’m so heartbroken
irescuedogs
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I lost them both
irescuedogs
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I’m pretty sure it wasn’t aggression because I separated them and when I came back about an hour later his tail was almost halfway gone. And the two were separated...what happened to my babies
reefingBeAmazin22
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I’m so sorry for your loss, losing fish is an indescribably bad experience, it puts a bad taste in your mouth, but at least you’ll come out of it stronger than before, Brook is a very fast killing disease, so before you buy a new set of clowns, you should make sure you have something that has 37% formalin in it, and while your at it just get everything that can cure fish diseases, and if you haven’t already I suggest getting a qt
I was probably brook which needs to be treated immediately as it kills clowns quickly.
You can not add another fish for 6 weeks. The disease will still be present in the tank. If you add new clowns now, the new clowns could catch brook still in the water and get sick as well. The parasite will run its course in 6 weeks.
Fish disease is common in this hobby and why many have a quarantine tank. Be glad you only had two fish as I have seen people lose dozens of fish to disease.
If you can not quarantine you may want to consider a hydrogen peroxide dip before you put fish in your display tank as it will knock off a bunch of parasites.
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** This information was originally posted here: https://humble.fish/community/index.php?threads/hydrogen-peroxide.21/ ** Hydrogen Peroxide *** The information contained here is subject to frequent changes as I experiment and learn more about the usefulness of H2O2 *** What It Treats – Provides...
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j.falk
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I'm going to go against the grain and say that it might be a water contaminent. You know your fish better than we do and if you don't think it was aggression, I tend to believe you. If it was aggression they would fight until one was dead. That's usually how clowns are. To me, it looks like a secondary infection...but the cause might be something chemical in the water. Perhaps an aerosol or cleaning spray that got in the tank, something that might've been on your hands (soap/lotion), or even a plug in air freshener can all poison a tank.
True Story: I once stuck my hands in a tank full of freshwater swordtails. I didn't realize that there was still soap residue on my hands and the entire tank (100+ fish) died within a few hours. The swordtails fins as they were dying looked exactly like what you have pictured on your clowns.
Do you have any other livestock in the tank? Inverts? Corals? Are they showing signs of stress?
Check your ammonia levels too. I'm curious to see what they are.
True Story: I once stuck my hands in a tank full of freshwater swordtails. I didn't realize that there was still soap residue on my hands and the entire tank (100+ fish) died within a few hours. The swordtails fins as they were dying looked exactly like what you have pictured on your clowns.
Do you have any other livestock in the tank? Inverts? Corals? Are they showing signs of stress?
Check your ammonia levels too. I'm curious to see what they are.
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Sorry for your loss! I am also too familiar with the feeling of helplessness 
no matter how hard you tried.
There are just so many hurdles you had to overcome and even if you treated them perfectly there are so many factors that you may not be able to treat. You had to first figure out what was happening, then figure out an appropriate treatment, and actually getting the treatment, all while having that time constraint. It’s definitely a stressful process due to the urgency of the situation as your babies were deteriorating rapidly.
Great job on asking for help and providing them with the best chance of survival! The next pair of clowns will thank you! Don’t be too hard on yourself and best of luck on the next nemos!
no matter how hard you tried.There are just so many hurdles you had to overcome and even if you treated them perfectly there are so many factors that you may not be able to treat. You had to first figure out what was happening, then figure out an appropriate treatment, and actually getting the treatment, all while having that time constraint. It’s definitely a stressful process due to the urgency of the situation as your babies were deteriorating rapidly.
Great job on asking for help and providing them with the best chance of survival! The next pair of clowns will thank you! Don’t be too hard on yourself and best of luck on the next nemos!
irescuedogs
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Thank you so much I needed to hear that I feel so bad and I only lost one one is still alive but barely and now her color is turning white and her fins are deteriorating this all happened in a matter of 2 hours half of her tail is gone what the heck is going on???Sorry for your loss! I am also too familiar with the feeling of helplessness
There are just so many hurdles you had to overcome and even if you treated them perfectly there are so many factors that you may not be able to treat. You had to first figure out what was happening, then figure out an appropriate treatment, and actually getting the treatment, all while having that time constraint. It’s definitely a stressful process due to the urgency of the situation as your babies were deteriorating rapidly.
Great job on asking for help and providing them with the best chance of survival! The next pair of clowns will thank you! Don’t be too hard on yourself and best of luck on the next nemos!
