Hi!
I've been lurking around here for months, learning a lot. You all are great. First time posting.
So, I have a 15 gal tank, with a small sump and a 5 gal refugium tank. mixed soft corals and zoas, a bta, a dozen or so hrmits, snails a brittle star and an emerald crab.
I've had it running for about 4 months, and it was previously running for 7 months with the old owner.
I've have not done a full battery of parameter tests, but I did test ammonia and it come up zero. (api test)
Temp is sbout 77/78
Salinity .024-.025
Temp did climb a degree of so today, hot day. did not exceed 80.
So on to the problem.
I got 2 fish about 5 days ago. a firefish and a caramel occelaris (as best I can figure)
The firefish hid for days, coming out now, looks totally fine and healthy.
The clown looked great and was active and curious until today. spent all day hiding, and I noticed a pale spot kinda between his dorsal in and his eye. on both sides. it's gotten paler and his dorsal fun is looking translucent. it seems to have progressed a lot during the day. I can see his little mouth opening and closing rather rapidly.
I searched pretty hard for someone having this issue with no luck. Sounds kinda like Brooklynrlla, but none of tge pics I found look at all right. I see no damaged scales or wierd textures, only loss of color.
I did notice him touching the bta, but haven't found anyone saying a sting would look like this.
I got a couple not awesome pics. the lighter area was a rock dark orange colour yesterday.
I didn't quarantine them, since they came together and have no tankmates.
Anyone seen this before?
Not sure those pics are real great. the bright white spot on dorsal in pic 1 is on the glass, not the fish.
Thanks!
I do have a bit of a lot of digitate hydroids that are a bit of a bother to my zoas... don't think they'd be able to mess him up that bad tho.
I've been lurking around here for months, learning a lot. You all are great. First time posting.
So, I have a 15 gal tank, with a small sump and a 5 gal refugium tank. mixed soft corals and zoas, a bta, a dozen or so hrmits, snails a brittle star and an emerald crab.
I've had it running for about 4 months, and it was previously running for 7 months with the old owner.
I've have not done a full battery of parameter tests, but I did test ammonia and it come up zero. (api test)
Temp is sbout 77/78
Salinity .024-.025
Temp did climb a degree of so today, hot day. did not exceed 80.
So on to the problem.
I got 2 fish about 5 days ago. a firefish and a caramel occelaris (as best I can figure)
The firefish hid for days, coming out now, looks totally fine and healthy.
The clown looked great and was active and curious until today. spent all day hiding, and I noticed a pale spot kinda between his dorsal in and his eye. on both sides. it's gotten paler and his dorsal fun is looking translucent. it seems to have progressed a lot during the day. I can see his little mouth opening and closing rather rapidly.
I searched pretty hard for someone having this issue with no luck. Sounds kinda like Brooklynrlla, but none of tge pics I found look at all right. I see no damaged scales or wierd textures, only loss of color.
I did notice him touching the bta, but haven't found anyone saying a sting would look like this.
I got a couple not awesome pics. the lighter area was a rock dark orange colour yesterday.
I didn't quarantine them, since they came together and have no tankmates.
Anyone seen this before?
Not sure those pics are real great. the bright white spot on dorsal in pic 1 is on the glass, not the fish.
Thanks!
I do have a bit of a lot of digitate hydroids that are a bit of a bother to my zoas... don't think they'd be able to mess him up that bad tho.