AndrewDaReefer
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Any ideas? Randomly showed up a couple days ago and the clownfish is acting and eating just fine
Red Sore on Clownfish??
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What other fish are in with it? It seems a lot larger than that other clown, so I doubt that one injured it.
There is a disease known as uronema that looks like this, but I can't recall seeing it on a big clownfish before. Also, this looks like a long term captive, and you typically see Uronema on fish that you've purchase in the last 30 days or less.
Here's an article I wrote up on Uronema, but don't let it alarm you, I'm leaning towards this being more of a random injury:
www.reef2reef.com
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What other fish are in with it? It seems a lot larger than that other clown, so I doubt that one injured it.
There is a disease known as uronema that looks like this, but I can't recall seeing it on a big clownfish before. Also, this looks like a long term captive, and you typically see Uronema on fish that you've purchase in the last 30 days or less.
Here's an article I wrote up on Uronema, but don't let it alarm you, I'm leaning towards this being more of a random injury:
Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal
Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: Caused by the Protozoan; Uronema sp. Jay Hemdal Introduction: This moderately common disease of certain species of marine fish is so often misdiagnosed that most aquarists apply incorrect treatment methods...
www.reef2reef.com
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AndrewDaReefer
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@Uncle99 and @Jay Hemdal it’s the two mated clowns in my evo 13.5 gallons, they’ve been in the tank for about a year and lay eggs frequently. I just added a lawnmower blenny right before and did a water change the night before so I’ve now come to the conclusion of ammonia burn. Does that sound correct?
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So mature bonded pair…..nice.
Sorry it does not to me.
I would have expected redness in the gill area, not just mid body.
Maybe a bite mark.
Watch carefully, if it grows, that could be a problem.
If it was a bite, should look very much better in two weeks or so and completely gone in a month to 6 weeks.
Don’t treat until you can make a reasonable diagnosis, no use adding any outside stresses at this time.
Research Uronema to be prepared if it goes south.
Sorry it does not to me.
I would have expected redness in the gill area, not just mid body.
Maybe a bite mark.
Watch carefully, if it grows, that could be a problem.
If it was a bite, should look very much better in two weeks or so and completely gone in a month to 6 weeks.
Don’t treat until you can make a reasonable diagnosis, no use adding any outside stresses at this time.
Research Uronema to be prepared if it goes south.
Jay Hemdal
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It doesn't sound like ammonia to me; you'd see that affecting other animals, and the water change wouldn't cause high ammonia.
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