Is there something wrong with my clownfish?

dach · Jun 10, 2022

MnFish1 said:
Sure:

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Aquarium Parameters:
Aquarium type: Reef, Fish-only, Quarantine tank
Aquarium water volume
Filtration type
Lighting
How long has the aquarium been established?
Digital image of the aquarium under white light

Water quality (be sure to indicate what measurement units you are using)
Temperature
pH:
Salinity / specific gravity
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
Phosphorus
Copper
Other

In-depth information:
Have you lost any fish to this problem yet? (see below)
Are any invertebrates affected?
Respiration rate of affected fish (in gill beats per minutes, count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4)
Are the affected fish still feeding?
What remedies have you tried so far?
Digital image of the fish with the health issue, taken under white light -
- if needed, indicate by drawing a line around the area in question.
Short video of the fish (linked YouTube videos work well)

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This is great!

Aquarium Parameters:
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium water volume: 20 gal
Filtration type: two filter floss baskets on each side of AIO, 1 bag of chemipure elite, 3 bio cubes.
Lighting: 1 AI prime 16HD, BRS ratio at 50% power. On from 10:30 am, with 1 hr ramp up, off at 9:30 pm with 2 hr ramp down
How long has the aquarium been established?: about 1 year
Photo( can do this later but Here’s one from a few week ago)

Water quality (be sure to indicate what measurement units you are using)
Temperature 78.6 (digital thermometer)
pH: 8.1
Salinity / specific gravity: 1.026
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate 5-10ppm
Phosphorus not tested this time.
Copper:0
Other

In-depth information:
Have you lost any fish to this problem yet?: no

Are any invertebrates affected?: no

Respiration rate of affected fish (in gill beats per minutes, count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4): only when laying down. Hard to count when clown is swimming

Are the affected fish still feeding?: Not sure, he ate last night, will feed again when home from work.

What remedies have you tried so far?: nothing yet, still diagnosing.

Digital image of the fish with the health issue, taken under white light -
- video uploaded.

MnFish1 · Jun 10, 2022

dach said:
This is great!

Aquarium Parameters:
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium water volume: 20 gal
Filtration type: two filter floss baskets on each side of AIO, 1 bag of chemipure elite, 3 bio cubes.
Lighting: 1 AI prime 16HD, BRS ratio at 50% power. On from 10:30 am, with 1 hr ramp up, off at 9:30 pm with 2 hr ramp down
How long has the aquarium been established?: about 1 year
Photo( can do this later but Here’s one from a few week ago)

Water quality (be sure to indicate what measurement units you are using)
Temperature 78.6 (digital thermometer)
pH: 8.1
Salinity / specific gravity: 1.026
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate 5-10ppm
Phosphorus not tested this time.
Copper:0
Other

In-depth information:
Have you lost any fish to this problem yet?: no

Are any invertebrates affected?: no

Respiration rate of affected fish (in gill beats per minutes, count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4): only when laying down. Hard to count when clown is swimming

Are the affected fish still feeding?: Not sure, he ate last night, will feed again when home from work.

What remedies have you tried so far?: nothing yet, still diagnosing.

Digital image of the fish with the health issue, taken under white light -
- video uploaded.

I guess - I would continue to observe. Did you QT the fish - or were they QT'd before you got them? Did they ever receive any medication?

dach · Jun 10, 2022

MnFish1 said:
I guess - I would continue to observe. Did you QT the fish - or were they QT'd before you got them? Did they ever receive any medication?

Thanks, i plan to do this. I have meds on hand. They were not QT’d before being brought in, I am aware of the risks of not QTing. No meds to my knowledge.