wobble Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 My maroon clown and kole tang have been getting into it more and more lately. Both seem to have slight battle wounds. Today I noticed the right eye on my maroon clown is a tad puffy and he has some small white dots around his head. Can't tell if it's just sand or something else. All fish are acting and eating normally. Well, accept the increased aggression as they are getting bigger. Display is 75g w/90 lbs LR which has been set up for 3-4 years. 20g sump, fuge w/chaeto, NW150 modded skimmer, filter sock changed 1-2 times/week Fish: Yellow tang, kole tang, maroon clown, yellow wrasse, 3 blue damsels, striped blenny, and dwarf banana moray eel. Coral: Some LPS Interts: Snails, hermits, 4" sally lightfoot crab, rose anemone, green anomene Water parameters looked good last weekend when I did water change. Going to test water now. Recent changes: - Switched from RC to Kent salt a month ago. Have been doing 20% weekly water changes since then. Before I was doing 20% every two weeks. - All fish/inverts have been in there for a year accept the striped blenny and sally lightfoot (was 2" then) was added two months ago. - Emerald crab found dead a month ago and another one last weekend. Stomach was eaten out so I figured my eel had finally got to it. Should I leave the clown be, or should I go through the hassle of removing the LR and move him to a hospital tank for treatment? Here are the best pics I could get. I'll try to get better ones. One of the clown and one of the kole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Just tested water. Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 0 Calcium: 440 KH: 9 (buffered daily with baking soda) SG: 1.024 (calibrated last week with Pinpoint Salinity Monitor 53.0mS Calibration Fluid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Just fed them and he ate, but not much, and not as eagerly as he usually does. Hopefully the little guy pulls through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 He is probably allright. He has what is called popeye. Common in clownfish that have been injured. It usually takes a week or two to go away. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Thank you. That makes me feel alot better. I really like the little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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