Clown Scratching?

rob28 · 05/15/2007, 02:58 PM

My clonw is scratching her cheeks against the rocks.She has no visible marks...All my par. are good,Barely a reading on nitrate.Any ideas?
2 days ago i put some sand from there old tank in and it was cloudy for a day.Could this have got in her gill and be bothering her..my other clown seems fine.They are both eating

papagimp · 05/15/2007, 03:00 PM

Could be parasite, could just be an itch. She's obviously has some sort of irritation causing her to do this. I doubt it's from the sand though, unless something slithered in with the sand, like gill flukes or whatever (just an example, not a suggestion).

rob28 · 05/15/2007, 03:09 PM

should i just watch her or is there something i could do?

alexb518 · 05/15/2007, 03:12 PM

if it was me, i'd already have that puppy in qt. scratching is a good indicator of ich or some other parasite. i think there are a few that cause them to scratch, but ich being the most common.

papagimp · 05/15/2007, 03:18 PM

Alex said it well, if it's enough to cause concern, which obviously it is since youre here asking, get the fish in question into a QT and watch there instead. It may be nothing at all, but if it's ich for instance, than catching it early can make all the difference in the world for her recovery. (course if it's ich, than all fish need to be QTed regardless of them showing signs, if it's in the tank, it's in the tank)

rob28 · 05/15/2007, 03:52 PM

k...I'll get on it.

05/15/2007, 02:58 PM	#1
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	Clown Scratching? My clonw is scratching her cheeks against the rocks.She has no visible marks...All my par. are good,Barely a reading on nitrate.Any ideas? 2 days ago i put some sand from there old tank in and it was cloudy for a day.Could this have got in her gill and be bothering her..my other clown seems fine.They are both eating __________________ When Hell Freezes Over I'll Ice Fish There TOO!!!! Current Tank Info: 55gallon,16 gall.refugium/sump 4X55W T5'S 2 false Percs,Pj Cardinal,6 line Wrasses,Green Manderine, Flame Angle,2- Purple Firefish,Lawnmower Blenny,Serpant Star,Seaba Anm., Hammer coral,Zoo's, 80 lbs Live rock/100 lbs sand

05/15/2007, 03:00 PM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Could be parasite, could just be an itch. She's obviously has some sort of irritation causing her to do this. I doubt it's from the sand though, unless something slithered in with the sand, like gill flukes or whatever (just an example, not a suggestion). __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

05/15/2007, 03:09 PM	#3
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	should i just watch her or is there something i could do? __________________ When Hell Freezes Over I'll Ice Fish There TOO!!!! Current Tank Info: 55gallon,16 gall.refugium/sump 4X55W T5'S 2 false Percs,Pj Cardinal,6 line Wrasses,Green Manderine, Flame Angle,2- Purple Firefish,Lawnmower Blenny,Serpant Star,Seaba Anm., Hammer coral,Zoo's, 80 lbs Live rock/100 lbs sand

05/15/2007, 03:18 PM	#5
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	Alex said it well, if it's enough to cause concern, which obviously it is since youre here asking, get the fish in question into a QT and watch there instead. It may be nothing at all, but if it's ich for instance, than catching it early can make all the difference in the world for her recovery. (course if it's ich, than all fish need to be QTed regardless of them showing signs, if it's in the tank, it's in the tank) __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

05/15/2007, 03:52 PM	#6
rob28 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	k...I'll get on it. __________________ When Hell Freezes Over I'll Ice Fish There TOO!!!! Current Tank Info: 55gallon,16 gall.refugium/sump 4X55W T5'S 2 false Percs,Pj Cardinal,6 line Wrasses,Green Manderine, Flame Angle,2- Purple Firefish,Lawnmower Blenny,Serpant Star,Seaba Anm., Hammer coral,Zoo's, 80 lbs Live rock/100 lbs sand

05/15/2007, 03:12 PM	#4
alexb518 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Mateo Posts: 514	if it was me, i'd already have that puppy in qt. scratching is a good indicator of ich or some other parasite. i think there are a few that cause them to scratch, but ich being the most common.