Newbie clown question

I was hoping not to have to ever jump into this thread - and I am hopeing it's nothing major and just being overly cautious.

I have two fire clowns mated pair - I just noticed that the male has what looks like a lose scale - it's not white just looks like one scale is polished - he is acting normal.

I have only had them for two weeks - the tank is only 2 1/2 months old
Nitrate - .5
ammonia -0
nitrite - 0
calcium - 320
sal - 1.022
ph 8.0

I took a look in the fish diagnosis thread and could not find anything

any info would be great

 

I wouldn't worry its probably just a injury or scrap

 

Well parameters seem fine; I don't really think you need to worry about calcium with fish unless you have a reef. you might want to ask Corailline or 2in10; they're like the main fish experts

 

It may be nothing but just to be safe keep an eye on him for the next couple days. If it looks worse let me know and we can figure it out. How do his fins look?
Do the appear to be rotting or is it just one scale?
Keep us posted and good luck
Danny

 

wow thanks guys - there doesn't seem to be any rot - I just noticed it today. I will keep an eye on it. Anything I should look for?

Thanks again - now I know why I came here. this is the best forum.

 

I do know my calcium and ph are low - I will be adding a skimmer next week. I also just started to use ro water - so I am sure it will get better as the tank ages.

 

Just an update - The male fire clown is not showing a shiny spot any more and is acting normal - that is a relief. Thanks for all the help everyone

 

Glad your fish appears to be doing better.