Sick Clowns?

[DrummerWithFish111]

Could anyone help me identify if my clowns are sick? Got this new clown yesterday, looked and seemed healthy all day yesterday. Today I wake up and find a white blotch on the lower right side of its face. Can’t tell if this is just a scratch and something is healing or not, but it was not there twelve hours ago. Maybe too early to tell?
Thanks! My two clowns are in my desktop 15 nano.

 

[Milliganj]

Can you get a photo under white light?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Could anyone help me identify if my clowns are sick? Got this new clown yesterday, looked and seemed healthy all day yesterday. Today I wake up and find a white blotch on the lower right side of its face. Can’t tell if this is just a scratch and something is healing or not, but it was not there twelve hours ago. Maybe too early to tell?
Thanks! My two clowns are in my desktop 15 nano.

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[vetteguy53081]

Haziness on body and gill are with couple of dots suggest Brooklynella or secondary bacterial

 

[vetteguy53081]

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See if this pic helps:

 

[DrummerWithFish111]

Can you get a photo under white light?

Sure! Parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
pH: 8.0
Nitrate: 8 ish
Calcium: 440
Magnesium: 1440
Alkalinity: 11
Apologies, he is not easy to photograph. Looks like a white bump, can’t tell if it is fuzzy or not.

 

[DrummerWithFish111]

Sure! Parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
pH: 8.0
Nitrate: 8 ish
Calcium: 440
Magnesium: 1440
Alkalinity: 11
Apologies, he is not easy to photograph. Looks like a white bump, can’t tell if it is fuzzy or not.

Temp: 78

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sure! Parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
pH: 8.0
Nitrate: 8 ish
Calcium: 440
Magnesium: 1440
Alkalinity: 11
Apologies, he is not easy to photograph. Looks like a white bump, can’t tell if it is fuzzy or not.

Not related but do note alk is getting high and Mag is high.
Im still questioning bump or Mucus buildup.

 

[Milliganj]

Sure! Parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
pH: 8.0
Nitrate: 8 ish
Calcium: 440
Magnesium: 1440
Alkalinity: 11
Apologies, he is not easy to photograph. Looks like a white bump, can’t tell if it is fuzzy or not.

If it is behaving normally and eating I wouldn't be too concerned at the moment though I haven't come across this myself.
Best waiting for one of the experts to give their opinion.
For now I would recommend keeping your water stable and feed well.
Personally I would make sure I had broad spectrum antibiotic on hand and a QT tank available just incase it's required.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

See if this pic helps:

I presume the issue is the white on the lower edge of the operculum. I can't tell what that is. If it is only on one side, then it likely isn't a systemic infection, as those tend not to grow asymmetrically (more random, all over the fish). That leaves a possible injury?

Jay

 

[DrummerWithFish111]

Not related but do note alk is getting high and Mag is high.
Im still questioning bump or Mucus buildup.

I will update the thread with new development.
is there a way I can lower mag and alk? My water is made with RODI, no dosing of anything.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I will update the thread with new development.
is there a way I can lower mag and alk? My water is made with RODI, no dosing of anything.

Dont add mag, nor alk and corals should absorb it and allow numbers to slowly drop