Clownfish is sick. Please help, I’m new to the hobby.

[xxjokerxx0415]

Hey guys thank you all who answer my question in advance. I have some kind of designer clown fish. I just got him on Wednesday that just past and he’s sick today I noticed. By the way the tank is still going through it’s nitrogen cycle and it’s a 10gallon. I can get you guys my parameters tomorrow. I will not be posting a recent picture yet because I just noticed the sickness at the start of it. Therefore it’s so small that not even my iPhone camera can pick it up yet but my eyes can see these little white almost, possibly, maybe ‍ cotton bumps on his tail, pectoral fins on his body below the dorsal fin. He’s hanging out in safe corners and he’s shaking and lunging forward. I’m think maybe I caused this, because the tank is so small and might of over fed a little bit last night when I first fed him. With my description what do you guys think it maybe. We can rule out ich I know it’s not ich for sure. I’ve seen ich in freshwater and it’s definitely not ich. Looks more fluffy.

P.S
I have a fighting conch that is super small like the size of your thumb nail maybe a tad bit bigger. We kinda bumped into each other

 

[vetteguy53081]

To even begin an assessment, better pics showing dots will be warranted. It could be brook but that at this point would be a guess
Regarding rock and conch, collecting something wild and throwing into your tank as anyone can imagine is merely inviting trouble
You will want to separate rock and observe for hitchhikers as well as any foreign objects. Conch has dietary requirements and can carry parasites. Conchs are herbivores and require more than just algae. They need grasses … seaweed and other veggie matter

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

Ah yeah that rock may need to be cured then. Basically everything died on it and needs to rot out. This is something to watch out for as it can cause big head aches down the road if it came from a tank where it was previous "live" rock. Anything over 0.25ppm ammonia and 25ppm nitrite can cause harm.

As for the dots, are they small like salt and oval shaped or do they look like cotton (or is it so fine and sugary that you can't tell)?

I got a video now they are more visible

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

To even begin an assessment, better pics showing dots will be warranted. It could be brook but that at this point would be a guess
Regarding rock and conch, collecting something wild and throwing into your tank as anyone can imagine is merely inviting trouble
You will want to separate rock and observe for hitchhikers as well as any foreign objects. Conch has dietary requirements and can carry parasites. Conchs are herbivores and require more than just algae. They need grasses … seaweed and other veggie matter

I’ll return him to ocean. I posted a video of the clown

To even begin an assessment, better pics showing dots will be warranted. It could be brook but that at this point would be a guess
Regarding rock and conch, collecting something wild and throwing into your tank as anyone can imagine is merely inviting trouble
You will want to separate rock and observe for hitchhikers as well as any foreign objects. Conch has dietary requirements and can carry parasites. Conchs are herbivores and require more than just algae. They need grasses … seaweed and other veggie matter

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

To even begin an assessment, better pics showing dots will be warranted. It could be brook but that at this point would be a guess
Regarding rock and conch, collecting something wild and throwing into your tank as anyone can imagine is merely inviting trouble
You will want to separate rock and observe for hitchhikers as well as any foreign objects. Conch has dietary requirements and can carry parasites. Conchs are herbivores and require more than just algae. They need grasses … seaweed and other veggie matter

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I see ich. In the video and in some of the still pictures, especially on the second dorsal fin, I can see distinct white spots. Additionally, the fish is a bit "mopey". It has good body condition though.

Jay

 

[xxjokerxx0415]

I see ich. In the video and in some of the still pictures, especially on the second dorsal fin, I can see distinct white spots. Additionally, the fish is a bit "mopey". It has good body condition though.

Jay

Thank you so much!!!