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07-09-2008, 03:07 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: california Age: 19
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 |  my clownfish isnt doing to well... =[
so i just bought two percula clowns for my tank yesterday and while one is doing just fine the other one is a bit questionable. at first he was just staying in one corner of the tank and this morning i noticed a white spot on his back and it looks like one of his fins is decaying. my boyfriend took him out and put him in a lemonade pitcher with SW from the tank and he says the temperature is fine but it seems like hes not going to make it.. is there anything we can do to save the lil guy? | 
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07-09-2008, 03:17 PM
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| | Fire Worm
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how long have you had the tank set up and how many gallons?? | |
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07-09-2008, 03:41 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California Age: 21
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It's 29 gallons, and the tank has been cycling for 4 weeks. Our water quality is pretty good. We had our water tested before we bought them yesterday, and everything checked out well. My diagnosis is way too much stress. So, I quarantined him, and added stress coat. Anything else I can do? Thanks!
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07-09-2008, 03:50 PM
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| | Fire Worm
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well how manny fish do you have there in the tank already? | |
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07-09-2008, 03:58 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California Age: 21
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Originally Posted by sauce-n-tank  well how manny fish do you have there in the tank already? | We have 4 chromis, 3 hermit crabs, 1 porcelain crab, and 2 clown fish (hopefully not 1 soon). We should put all of our tanks specs in our signature box... | |
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07-09-2008, 05:20 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: california Age: 19
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he just died =[ | |
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07-09-2008, 06:42 PM
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| | Millepora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 23
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sorry for you loss, I bought two ocellaris clowns and one died too. I think he may have had clown fish disease. He would not swim much and just stayed in a corner not eating and breathing heavily.
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Inhabitants: Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellow Tailed Damsel, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby, 3 Chromis, Crocea Clam, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Corals: Zoas, Yellow Fiji Leather, Pineapple Brain, Frogspawn, Pearl Bubble, Blastomussa Merleti, Monti, GSP, Green Psammacora | |
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07-09-2008, 08:26 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: California Age: 21
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Originally Posted by GuitarMan89 sorry for you loss, I bought two ocellaris clowns and one died too. I think he may have had clown fish disease. He would not swim much and just stayed in a corner not eating and breathing heavily. | Wow, That's the exact same thing that happened to our little guy. : ( | |
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07-09-2008, 09:22 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Other clown beat them or intimidated them to death...
Happens often.
They either stress to death, lose immune system completely and/or generally get whacked and chewed to pieces by other clown.
You may not see it going on. But for sure that is what is happening...
Is way they become big clown/little clown (male) of the tank...
"Clownfish Disease" - gets blamed for way to many clown deaths...odds are your fish don't have it.
Get another and try one a bit smaller then the one you have left.
(Same kind of clown - maybe from different source)
Sorry for loss. 
Good luck with next one. (I lost a couple Maroons early on due to clown mating ritual  ) - is reason "mated pairs" cost allot more) _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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07-09-2008, 09:34 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Age: 23
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Originally Posted by GuitarMan89 sorry for you loss, I bought two ocellaris clowns and one died too. I think he may have had clown fish disease. He would not swim much and just stayed in a corner not eating and breathing heavily. |
i lost my female to this. it was so sad cause i had three for 4 years...a family and she died. the other two are fine however but after 4 years they would occationally look for her....still do _________ 90g tank, T5-48in lighting, 10000k day light, true actinic 03 blue fluorescent, 120g Eheim filteration system, Coralife 9w UV sterilizer, Red Sea Berlin airlift protein skimmer, seio prop 530 super flow pump, 300w heater  | |
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