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While not ruling out ich, my hunch is this is sand which often adheres to skin of clownfish. I assume you acclimated clown to temporary tank amd that there is suffiecient aeration and oxygen ?
I worry about temporary tanks - they can have environmental issues much more easily than established tanks do. What is the ammonia testing at?
Jay
Everything at 0ppm, clownfish is better nowI worry about temporary tanks - they can have environmental issues much more easily than established tanks do. What is the ammonia testing at?
Jay
I think it’s sand. The clownfish is doing better nowIf you did not see white spots before, I would assume it's debris/ sand on your clownfish. Did you use original aquarium water/ sand to set up 10g or is this a new setup
Everything matched the original aquarium, and the spots turned out to be sand. The clownfish is doing better now, think it was just stressWhile not ruling out ich, my hunch is this is sand which often adheres to skin of clownfish. I assume you acclimated clown to temporary tank amd that there is suffiecient aeration and oxygen ?
Assure salinity is in range and has not become elevated
Great to hear and happens often. The rapid breathing abnormal when water is changed or environment is changed.Everything matched the original aquarium, and the spots turned out to be sand. The clownfish is doing better now, think it was just stress