Good Morning,
I hope I'm being paranoid for nothing, but my instincts tell me otherwise.
I brought home 2 oscelaris clowns, 1 lawnmower blenny, 1 frogspawn, and 1 green star polyp frag yesterday.
I acclimated the fish and added them to the display tank, and glued the corals down to some live rock.
The clowns haven't settled yet and are still scanning the tank. The blenny is seemingly normal, grazing the rock for food, but also taking the occasional swim to the top and resting on the magfloat or heater.
This morning when I woke up, the clowns look different to me. The gills look dark (and admittedly might have yesterday, I was more elated with the corals), and they have a few white spots. The sump I inhereted does not have a bubble trap and I have far more microbubbles than most. So, I'm not sure if this is the cause, or if I'm dealing with disease.
In addition, I noticed small moving critters on the glass. Thin, tubular, tiny white worms that I couldn't get a picture of. Also, what I think are amphipods (picture attached).
Parameters:
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 30ppm (I know they're high)
ph: 8ish
dkh: 8
Any help is appreciated!
I hope I'm being paranoid for nothing, but my instincts tell me otherwise.
I brought home 2 oscelaris clowns, 1 lawnmower blenny, 1 frogspawn, and 1 green star polyp frag yesterday.
I acclimated the fish and added them to the display tank, and glued the corals down to some live rock.
The clowns haven't settled yet and are still scanning the tank. The blenny is seemingly normal, grazing the rock for food, but also taking the occasional swim to the top and resting on the magfloat or heater.
This morning when I woke up, the clowns look different to me. The gills look dark (and admittedly might have yesterday, I was more elated with the corals), and they have a few white spots. The sump I inhereted does not have a bubble trap and I have far more microbubbles than most. So, I'm not sure if this is the cause, or if I'm dealing with disease.
In addition, I noticed small moving critters on the glass. Thin, tubular, tiny white worms that I couldn't get a picture of. Also, what I think are amphipods (picture attached).
Parameters:
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 30ppm (I know they're high)
ph: 8ish
dkh: 8
Any help is appreciated!