Mattyreefs
Active Member
I picked up a pair of clowns from the LFS a little over a week ago. I put them in QT and they seemed to be doing really well. They both looked like they were swimming well, etc. I couldn't see any marks or discoloration on them. I was planning to take a wait and see approach rather than treat anything preemptively.
No matter what I tried feeding, the smaller of the two (both are really small but one was slightly smaller) would not eat. He would swim toward the food as soon as it went in but then would turn away. I literally tried frozen brine, frozen emerald entree, omega one flakes, hikari marine s, hikari seaweed extreme and nori---all different combinations with Selcon and Garlic. Everything I put in, he would swim toward like he was going to eat and then turn away. Meanwhile the other clown eats everything I drop in. I did start to think he looked thin. Like the part of his body directly after his gills was thinner than his head. This went on for a week and then I woke up yesterday to find the smaller one dead. I still didn't see any marks on him...kind of just looked like he starved to death. Yesterday I spent a lot of time in a lot of different light looking at the remaining clown and noticed a small wound? on the base of his left fin. I don't know if it was always there or appeared at some point in the last week. It's almost invisible in a lot of lights but from the right angle, you can clearly see it.
He's still eating and seems to be swimming OK. Maybe shaking his head or twitching a little? It's hard for me to tell because it seems like clowns swim pretty erratically to begin with.
I have Cupramine and Pazipro on hand. Should I treat with either of those? With something else?
No matter what I tried feeding, the smaller of the two (both are really small but one was slightly smaller) would not eat. He would swim toward the food as soon as it went in but then would turn away. I literally tried frozen brine, frozen emerald entree, omega one flakes, hikari marine s, hikari seaweed extreme and nori---all different combinations with Selcon and Garlic. Everything I put in, he would swim toward like he was going to eat and then turn away. Meanwhile the other clown eats everything I drop in. I did start to think he looked thin. Like the part of his body directly after his gills was thinner than his head. This went on for a week and then I woke up yesterday to find the smaller one dead. I still didn't see any marks on him...kind of just looked like he starved to death. Yesterday I spent a lot of time in a lot of different light looking at the remaining clown and noticed a small wound? on the base of his left fin. I don't know if it was always there or appeared at some point in the last week. It's almost invisible in a lot of lights but from the right angle, you can clearly see it.
He's still eating and seems to be swimming OK. Maybe shaking his head or twitching a little? It's hard for me to tell because it seems like clowns swim pretty erratically to begin with.
I have Cupramine and Pazipro on hand. Should I treat with either of those? With something else?
