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Hi everyone,
I just wanted to see if I could consult with you all about a clownfish purchase I made recently (last Tuesday) at my local LFS.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until I got home and started the acclimation process, but it seems that one of the two little (about an inch) clownfishes I purchased had some gill damage or some sort of gill deformity (incomplete gill plate) where part of the red gill is exposed.
I've attached a couple of pictures (one in the tank, and one in the specimen container I used to drip acclimate). It is the orange/larger one.
The clownfish is eating normally and is active though sometimes aggressive to the smaller one (to probably establishing dominance - not sure how long that is supposed to last).
Does anyone know what exactly is going on with the clownfish? If it is gill damage, do you think it will heal? And if it is more of a deformity, do you think it will cause complications in the future?
I am fairly new to the hobby, so any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
I just wanted to see if I could consult with you all about a clownfish purchase I made recently (last Tuesday) at my local LFS.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until I got home and started the acclimation process, but it seems that one of the two little (about an inch) clownfishes I purchased had some gill damage or some sort of gill deformity (incomplete gill plate) where part of the red gill is exposed.
I've attached a couple of pictures (one in the tank, and one in the specimen container I used to drip acclimate). It is the orange/larger one.
The clownfish is eating normally and is active though sometimes aggressive to the smaller one (to probably establishing dominance - not sure how long that is supposed to last).
Does anyone know what exactly is going on with the clownfish? If it is gill damage, do you think it will heal? And if it is more of a deformity, do you think it will cause complications in the future?
I am fairly new to the hobby, so any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
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