WildFlower
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I need help please. I recently set up a tank for my first time ever.. so I'm a true newbie. I have a 46 gallon reef/fish tank I set up about 3 weeks ago. Six days ago I added 2 West Indies? (black/white/yellow) clowns with an anemone that they were already very attached to at the local aquatic store. I also added 4 damsels of which 2 have died, I have no clue why the 2 damsels died, no apparent disease or anything. I suspect one of the more aggresive damsels killed them in the night.
My immediate problem is one of my clowns. A couple days ago I noticed a slime-like growth on his skin, last nite I noticed discoloration to his skin. This morning he looked horrible!!! The black color is fading & the white on him is turning kinda pinkish. Not knowing what else to do and not sure if he has a parasite/ich/velvet, I gave him a 10 minute fresh water dip. He seemed to tolerate the dip fairly well, and because I did not set up a quarantine tank (yeah, shame on me), my only option was to put him back in the tank.
As of the tests I performed last night the water quality does not appear to be the cause of the problem. BTW, he has never appeared to eat or be interested at feeding time, so I am not sure if this could even be a nutritional problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to what could be wrong and how to help the little guy? I'd appreciate any advise offered.
My immediate problem is one of my clowns. A couple days ago I noticed a slime-like growth on his skin, last nite I noticed discoloration to his skin. This morning he looked horrible!!! The black color is fading & the white on him is turning kinda pinkish. Not knowing what else to do and not sure if he has a parasite/ich/velvet, I gave him a 10 minute fresh water dip. He seemed to tolerate the dip fairly well, and because I did not set up a quarantine tank (yeah, shame on me), my only option was to put him back in the tank.
As of the tests I performed last night the water quality does not appear to be the cause of the problem. BTW, he has never appeared to eat or be interested at feeding time, so I am not sure if this could even be a nutritional problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to what could be wrong and how to help the little guy? I'd appreciate any advise offered.