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Looks like a clown doing clown things like hanging out in random areas. Sometimes they will seemingly choose the corner of a tank as a host for a bit.
Her lips are not normally like this...The behavior seems normal but the skin looks abnormal.
Also, does anyone else think the lips appear abnormally white, puffy, and flaky almost? Could this be fungal?
The behavior seems normal but the skin looks abnormal.
Also, does anyone else think the lips appear abnormally white, puffy, and flaky almost? Could this be fungal?
I took a few more pictures that hopefully show her lips and skin a bit betterCurious what @Jay Hemdal thinks when he re-evaluates.
Can you confirm if what I pointed out along the body are actually on the fish or is from the glass? It is a little difficult to differentiate because there are some parts of that region of the glass that give a hazy appearance to the fish.
Yes. Those are spots on the fish. I need to clean my glass!Can you confirm if what I pointed out along the body are actually on the fish or is from the glass? It is a little difficult to differentiate because there are some parts of that region of the glass that give a hazy appearance to the fish.
Will do. Thank you sirThe other option is that the pair bond has broken down. The fish with the normal dorsal fin makes frequent rushes at the other one. If it is doing that with you standing right there, imagine what its doing when you leave the room. I would put up your phone to video the pair and then leave the room. Review the video to ensure they aren't grappling.
Jay
Saying that the bond is broken, where does that leave me? Do I need to get rid of one of the fish? It still has white spots.The other option is that the pair bond has broken down. The fish with the normal dorsal fin makes frequent rushes at the other one. If it is doing that with you standing right there, imagine what its doing when you leave the room. I would put up your phone to video the pair and then leave the room. Review the video to ensure they aren't grappling.
Jay
Haha. Maybe I should call the police and file a reportClowns just get weirder and weirder.
When I first started reefing I learned they pair up and you can only have the single pair in a tank (Not always true I later found out, but seems to be the norm). Now I find they can have domestics and break up LOL
Hope you're able to help your fish! (sorry I don't have any valuable input)
You should try the phone trick first, it is only a hypothesis.Saying that the bond is broken, where does that leave me? Do I need to get rid of one of the fish? It still has white spots.
Finally had time to sit down a read through some of Humblefish's threads... I'll be getting metroplex and focus tomorrow and setting up a qt tank. Wondering if qt'ing 2 clowns, a cardinal, and a mandarin together in a 20g high is feasible. I do have other tanks but I'll have to buy more heatersCan't get a very long video as my phone is low on storage...I did sit way across the room for about 30 mins and honestly I don't see much aggression. It does seem the roles have reversed and the smaller one is being a bit more dominate. But she isn't on the sand bed anymore. She seems to be swimming quite normal. But there's still the white spots. I may try removing and treating her with formalin and fw dip tomorrow evening.
Finally had time to sit down a read through some of Humblefish's threads... I'll be getting metroplex and focus tomorrow and setting up a qt tank. Wondering if qt'ing 2 clowns, a cardinal, and a mandarin together in a 20g high is feasible. I do have other tanks but I'll have to buy more heaters
I'm way out of my league with this whole thing... maybe prayer will work. HaBefore you dose metroplex and Focus, you need to understand that the dosage for that isn't controlled and almost always is wrong (on the low side). Even their own instructions don't match - at one point they say 5:1 and on the bottle it says 1:1
Metronidazole needs to be dosed at 5000 ppm in food, and at that level it is very bitter and many fish will not eat it.
Take a look at this article first:
Proper Dosing of Medicated Foods
This article offers information about developing medicated foods for aquarium fishwww.reef2reef.com
Jay