Clownfish has developed white spots

[mk3121]

Hi, My female clownfish has developed white spots on its chin, side and one of its pectoral fin and I’m unsure what it could be.

I suspect lymph because she’s eating well and behaving normally but I’m not sure of it could be crypto or Brooklynella. My male clownfish is unaffected so I doubt it’s the latter of those two.

I checked my water chemistry and all is well. Just in case anyone asks, I haven’t got any ammonia or nitrites, nitrates are at 10 but they’re due a water change tomorrow. Salinity is at 34ppt. And temperature is checked daily which flicks between 24.7°c and 25°c depending on time of day.

The only animals in this tank are:
- 2x clownfish
- 2x Nassarius snails
- 1x Sulphur goby

I’m thinking of lowering the salinity as a precautionary to 32 tomorrow.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi, My female clownfish has developed white spots on its chin, side and one of its pectoral fin and I’m unsure what it could be.

I suspect lymph because she’s eating well and behaving normally but I’m not sure of it could be crypto or Brooklynella. My male clownfish is unaffected so I doubt it’s the latter of those two.

I checked my water chemistry and all is well. Just in case anyone asks, I haven’t got any ammonia or nitrites, nitrates are at 10 but they’re due a water change tomorrow. Salinity is at 34ppt. And temperature is checked daily which flicks between 24.7°c and 25°c depending on time of day.

The only animals in this tank are:
- 2x clownfish
- 2x Nassarius snails
- 1x Sulphur goby

I’m thinking of lowering the salinity as a precautionary to 32 tomorrow.

I see lympho and the other spot may be a sand grain which often sticks to their mucus coating. Revisit fish tomorrow to see if spots increase which would then be a concern

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi, My female clownfish has developed white spots on its chin, side and one of its pectoral fin and I’m unsure what it could be.

I suspect lymph because she’s eating well and behaving normally but I’m not sure of it could be crypto or Brooklynella. My male clownfish is unaffected so I doubt it’s the latter of those two.

I checked my water chemistry and all is well. Just in case anyone asks, I haven’t got any ammonia or nitrites, nitrates are at 10 but they’re due a water change tomorrow. Salinity is at 34ppt. And temperature is checked daily which flicks between 24.7°c and 25°c depending on time of day.

The only animals in this tank are:
- 2x clownfish
- 2x Nassarius snails
- 1x Sulphur goby

I’m thinking of lowering the salinity as a precautionary to 32 tomorrow.

Please update on observations/changes this afternoon

 

[MnFish1]

the spots are too large to be ich. If it's a sand grain and falls off - that doesn't help with diagnosis - since ich also falls off. The spot on the chin is neither ich nor sand - it looks like a scar/injury from mouthing with another clown in your tank *assuming you have one - if not it looks like a simple injury that will heal. I would watch not so much for spots that 'go' but if they come back - which would suggest more of an ich like- issue (which I don't see now). Keep everyone updated

 

[mk3121]

Hi, My female clownfish has developed white spots on its chin, side and one of its pectoral fin and I’m unsure what it could be.

I suspect lymph because she’s eating well and behaving normally but I’m not sure of it could be crypto or Brooklynella. My male clownfish is unaffected so I doubt it’s the latter of those two.

I checked my water chemistry and all is well. Just in case anyone asks, I haven’t got any ammonia or nitrites, nitrates are at 10 but they’re due a water change tomorrow. Salinity is at 34ppt. And temperature is checked daily which flicks between 24.7°c and 25°c depending on time of day.

The only animals in this tank are:
- 2x clownfish
- 2x Nassarius snails
- 1x Sulphur goby

I’m thinking of lowering the salinity as a precautionary to 32 tomorrow.

I ended up keeping the cleaning routine the same because the parameters were stable and avoided dropping the salinity.

I did introduce some garlic tea as a precaution and she no longer has any spots on her, whether that was the tea or whether they were just sand grains that fell off.

She is a very dominant female which I can see. Likes to express that to the other fish which could be why she had the mark on her chin. I’ve rethemed the tank slightly to include more space to hide to reduce this conflict but I still need to keep an eye on her behaviour.