mhart032 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 My female clown has some spots on her body that are alittle swollen kinda umm hard to explain their like embossed or like a pimple or something not like a pimple but swollen like a pimple gets.. their just on one side of her body and it looks like she rubbed against the rock or something.. i wish i could take a pic but she wont hold still or smile for the camera.. any ideas? shes active and eats well not breathing funny.. any ideas? i just want to make sure its not something that could kill her.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Normaly they are inseparable at night when they are sleeping , this morning the male is clear on the other side of the tank, and the female is by her self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Is she still eating or acting oddly other than the bumps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Still eatting.. only odd actions are the male and her are seperated. but as soon as the atinics came on zoom he was right over their next to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Maybe she snores at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Is she nesting in the new 'nem or do you have hydroids? Just wondering if she is getting stung by something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 No she dosent host in anything and I havnt seen her around anything thing is if she has it and has been in something the male would have it to cause they don't leave eachothers side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 It seems to be getting worse. they are little white bumps on the female i tried to take a good pick with no luck so i will post a bad one you can see some of the spots/bumps i havnt introduced anything new to the tank in few days i added some polys but no fish. Also shes eatting normal and swimming normal, not acting sick in any way. the male is showing no signs of anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Daniel Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I can't really tell, but that looks like ich... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 heres some better pics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hmm.. are they bumps or missing scales? I can't really tell from the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 They are bumps. They seem to be clearing up I been feeding garlic extract in the food. It's not ad pronounced as they were befor. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Daniel Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I still think it could be a parasite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reybeast Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I wonder if a cleaner shrimp would help here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 is it scraping it self against rocks? but I think a cleaner shrimp would help if it is a parasite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 I think she may be scratching herself or something. she has been going to the overflow at night and the overflow is really ruff from old coralline algae. she swims fine eats well does everything normal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I had a tang that did that but it scraped it self agents a rock and it had ick so I would go with getting a cleaner shrimp and well you can't go wrong with getting one any way there kool to watch when there cleaning fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 It wont last the night... my Pistol Shrimp would kill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 O so you have a pistol that's hard do you have another tank that you could put the clown in and the cleaner shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 No, but its getting better. its not very noticeable now at all.. im just going to watch it for another day or 2. see what happends.. thanks for the advice. ill post more as it progresses.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Tonight it seens to have gotten worse, i think she is losing scales but still she swims and acts fine, like nothings wrong.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhart032 Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just feed the clowns and she eats like a pig nothing out of the norm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 /me bites nails. Hope the clowns make it. Let me know if I can help with anything. I have some extra garlic extreme and a decent amount of antibiotics sitting around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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