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I have had freshwater aquarium in the past, and have recently decided to jump into a marine aquarium as my new little hobby. Have had always wanted to make this jump!
I have started a new 160L tank (AquaOne Minireef 160). I have cycled it for about 2 weeks, with coral sand and live rock placed in there for the entire duration of the cycle.
3 days ago, I had my local fish shop test my water parameters and they said I was good to start slowly introducing some fish.
I decided to get 6 clown fish to begin with as well as one bubble tip anemone.
First night: After waking up yesterday morning at 6.30am, I noticed the clownfish with little white spots. At first I thought it was the the well known white spot disease, but after an hour the spots went away and they looked healthy. As they day continued, they seemed fine. They ate and were active. I went to my local fish shop and was advised that if it were the white spot disease (or Ich?), it would not simply just go away after an hour. It would take a day or two to rid. Again, as the day went on, there were no white spots seen on the clownfish and they were very active in the tank, also eating well.
Second night: As I woke up this morning again at 6:30am, I had noticed the white spots had reoccured. As well as one little clownfish lying lifeless on the bed of the tank. Not a sight I wanted to see. Most of them had the white spots, and one was right towards the top of the tank looking as if it were next to go. Similarly to the night before, after an hour the spots had gone and they are somewhat active again. I had decided not to turn on the light on the tank and let the sunlight slowly settle into the house.
Some factors to consider:
I've dropped some photos below, would appreciate any help or information.
I have started a new 160L tank (AquaOne Minireef 160). I have cycled it for about 2 weeks, with coral sand and live rock placed in there for the entire duration of the cycle.
3 days ago, I had my local fish shop test my water parameters and they said I was good to start slowly introducing some fish.
I decided to get 6 clown fish to begin with as well as one bubble tip anemone.
First night: After waking up yesterday morning at 6.30am, I noticed the clownfish with little white spots. At first I thought it was the the well known white spot disease, but after an hour the spots went away and they looked healthy. As they day continued, they seemed fine. They ate and were active. I went to my local fish shop and was advised that if it were the white spot disease (or Ich?), it would not simply just go away after an hour. It would take a day or two to rid. Again, as the day went on, there were no white spots seen on the clownfish and they were very active in the tank, also eating well.
Second night: As I woke up this morning again at 6:30am, I had noticed the white spots had reoccured. As well as one little clownfish lying lifeless on the bed of the tank. Not a sight I wanted to see. Most of them had the white spots, and one was right towards the top of the tank looking as if it were next to go. Similarly to the night before, after an hour the spots had gone and they are somewhat active again. I had decided not to turn on the light on the tank and let the sunlight slowly settle into the house.
Some factors to consider:
- I have tested the water parameters every day, and signs show good results.
- I noticed my father had left one of our doors open overnight to allow cool air into the home, of course this would have had dramatically affected the temperate of the water. I noticed the water temp was 27degrees last night, to 23degrees this morning. I understand this is a very significant jump in water temp.
- Ich? Could it really be Ich? Factoring in that white spots do not simply go away after an hour? Do clownfish normally show whitespot as a sign of stress?
- What is the best thing to do moving forward given the current information?
I've dropped some photos below, would appreciate any help or information.