Small clown scratch

[txj4ep0]

My 1 inch black oc. Clownfish looks like he has almost what looks like a scar/scratch on his side I’ve never noticed before. I guess it’s possible he scratched himself on a rock. He’s only been in the tank a week and he was the first inhabitant aside from my fire shrimp and clean up crew. He hangs out in the middle water column except when he sleeps near the bottom corner. He is eating both crushed pellets and mysis shrimp. I’m worried about something worse but I can’t get a good picture because he moves too much.

 

[txj4ep0]

My 1 inch black oc. Clownfish looks like he has almost what looks like a scar/scratch on his side I’ve never noticed before. I guess it’s possible he scratched himself on a rock. He’s only been in the tank a week and he was the first inhabitant aside from my fire shrimp and clean up crew. He hangs out in the middle water column except when he sleeps near the bottom corner. He is eating both crushed pellets and mysis shrimp. I’m worried about something worse but I can’t get a good picture because he moves too much.
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[txj4ep0]

My 1 inch black oc. Clownfish looks like he has almost what looks like a scar/scratch on his side I’ve never noticed before. I guess it’s possible he scratched himself on a rock. He’s only been in the tank a week and he was the first inhabitant aside from my fire shrimp and clean up crew. He hangs out in the middle water column except when he sleeps near the bottom corner. He is eating both crushed pellets and mysis shrimp. I’m worried about something worse but I can’t get a good picture because he moves too much.
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[vetteguy53081]

This is likely from darting into rocks and should heal on its own but keep an eye on area for healing and not becoming sore which would warrant treatment using Seachem Neoplex

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My 1 inch black oc. Clownfish looks like he has almost what looks like a scar/scratch on his side I’ve never noticed before. I guess it’s possible he scratched himself on a rock. He’s only been in the tank a week and he was the first inhabitant aside from my fire shrimp and clean up crew. He hangs out in the middle water column except when he sleeps near the bottom corner. He is eating both crushed pellets and mysis shrimp. I’m worried about something worse but I can’t get a good picture because he moves too much.

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Tough to see clearly - this could be just a scratch, but remember, reef fish are well adapted to swimming around corals, so they rarely injure themselves.

This *could* be the start of Brooklynella disease. The symptoms of that are excess mucus, rapid breathing, not eating and swimming poorly. Watch for any spread of this mucus....