aquadonkey
01/31/2010, 09:15 PM
Hello RC. I put a pair of ocellaris clowns into my tank on Wed, and now I am having a few problems.
They are quite small (about an inch long - exactly the same size) tank-bred ORA clowns.
Today I noticed some white spots on one of them - by this evening, the spots are worse. I'm assuming this is ich. I didn't quarantine the clowns since they are tank bred. From what I've read, they are very hardy and don't get sick - maybe they are more vulnerable because they are small.
The second problem is that one of them is bullying the other. Since this is my first tank, and these are my first fish (after the ywg I put in a week before them), I don't know whether this is just a case of one fish establishing dominance, or if I have a problem.
I called my LFS and they mentioned a new parasite treatment that is reef-safe. I forget what it's called. So I will get that and start using it.
It seems like everything is going wrong with my tank at once (see thread about my dino out-break). It's overwhelming being a newbie!
Any help is appreciated!
They are quite small (about an inch long - exactly the same size) tank-bred ORA clowns.
Today I noticed some white spots on one of them - by this evening, the spots are worse. I'm assuming this is ich. I didn't quarantine the clowns since they are tank bred. From what I've read, they are very hardy and don't get sick - maybe they are more vulnerable because they are small.
The second problem is that one of them is bullying the other. Since this is my first tank, and these are my first fish (after the ywg I put in a week before them), I don't know whether this is just a case of one fish establishing dominance, or if I have a problem.
I called my LFS and they mentioned a new parasite treatment that is reef-safe. I forget what it's called. So I will get that and start using it.
It seems like everything is going wrong with my tank at once (see thread about my dino out-break). It's overwhelming being a newbie!
Any help is appreciated!