Quicksilver525 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 hey guys my tank raised ocellaris clown that i bought from the aqua dome like 2 days ago has developed this kinda disease or something on it. this happened yesterday it kinda looks like ich. i thought it was ich at first but when i woke up today and iturned on the lights he looked fine without anything in him. he looked like a normal clown, but when i got home from work tonight he has it again. whats going on you guys? i dont know what to do i bought some quickcure today but i havent used it and stuff because i dont have a quarintine tank or anything so im kinda scared to dose my whole biocube. any suggestions or ideas or help? please let me know. also theres only him and my cuc and an emerald crab in the tank with a thing of zoas that has like 10 heads but thats it. disregard my signature that my tank has only been up for like 3 days its been way longer than that thats just when i started that thing. let me know please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'd just leave him be. He'll be fine. Clowns are really hardy. It does sound like ick. It should go away in after he gets less stressed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver525 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 ok cool thank you derek hes still eating and swimming and stuff so i think he will be ok i need to check my parameters in the morning and see whats the deal but ya thanks for the reassurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJMasta Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Don't dose anything in the main tank unless you're absolutely certain it's reef safe. A lot of ich treatments are copper based, which will kill all of your inverts outright and will kill a lot of the live things on live rock. I've heard of ones that aren't, but they're generally not as effective as full tank treatments. If it turns out it is ich you can set up a quarantine tank pretty easily: 5 gallon tank or so A cheap submersible pump rated for <200gph, maybe with a venturi adapter for bubbles if you're so inclined, a koralia nano would also work 25-50W heater Desk lamp or similar for viewing HOB filter with carbon All told it's less than $100 if you get decent deals, it will let you quarantine new specimens to watch for any pests, it will let you keep injured critters out of the main tank for recovery, and it will let you do full tank treatments in a secluded system. You don't need great lighting because you won't be leaving things there long and most of them won't be heavily photosynthetic, you won't need live rock because you're aiming to minimize the number of biological variables, and the tank will never be fully occupied for a long period. Edited March 23, 2010 by DaJMasta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver525 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 thank you as well, that really helps i might set one up if i can find everything im gonna need also after he pulls through this should i do a water change? like maybe a 5 gallon or so? what should i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmaster Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Im pretty sure its ich I dont know anything else that drops off at night and comes back during the day, it can be pretty common to get ich right after buying a fish because of the stress of being caught mostly and transported, if it only has a few spots I would just turn youre heater up a little hotter because that will shorten the ichs life cycle, if it gets about a third covered thats when u need to try meds because his life will start to be in danger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I would also add garlic extract (garlic Xtreme available at most LFS's) to boost his immune system. Let soak in the food for several hours better if you can soak the food over night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I read that if you drop your tank to about 60 degrees then it will kill it ... thats what we did and the spots disapeared on our fish so it seems to have worked. we just let the tank temp come back up on its own..... also a quarinteen tank is a good thing.... mine was a lifesaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolut_racer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Edit: Double post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolut_racer Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Do you have a pic of the fish? This might help in diagnosing what the clownfish has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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