Maroon clown damaged

[pokerfish]

I have a maroon clown who has hosted in my huge bubble coral. She hangs out against its underside and her top fin and top part of her body have turned white and seems a bit ragged. Could the coral be stinging the fish and causing some kind of necrosis?

 

[gobyvin]

That looks like a sting to me, or a heater burn. The tail is ragged too. I hope you can lower stress for this fish and that it heals.

 

[pokerfish]

I’m worried that her attachment to the coral is a fatal one. I had an anemone at one point but she wouldn’t budge. My tank was too immature to support the anemone but she wasn’t interested. I’ve had her two years now and maybe could try another anemone. I doubt it would work though. I would consider giving her to a good home if anyone has a safe spot for her.

 

[Humblefish]

Are you seeing any black dots on her which resemble Hyper-Melanization?

Clownfish Hyper-Melanization

Clownfish Hyper-Melanization (updated 6-10-2023) What You Need To Know: * Small black smudges (larger than “Black Ich” turbellarians) usually only found on clownfish. * This is more of a condition than a disease. The dark spots are reactions from coming into contact with an anemone or stinging...

humble.fish

It could be damage from the coral, but I would expect to see black spots on the body as well.

 

[pokerfish]

I don’t think there are black spots. I will take a closer look when lights go on but it’s more like a burn. The tail is def ragged and it’s possible the fish is stressed. I don’t notice her being picked on but she doesn’t dominate her space the way I expected a Maroon clown to do. My former clowns ( oscellaris pair) would attack my hand every water change. This one retreats. She’s mostly only out for feedings and hangs under bubble coral otherwise. It’s possible she’s being picked on by blue tang. But I don’t see it. They don’t interact much with lights on but tang has run of the tank.

 

[pokerfish]

No sign of black spots. One of her eyes is bubbled and the other seems glazed over. The fish comes out when I approach the tank and isn’t harassed by my blue tang or either of my two green chromis. I should test my parameters but I’m curious if anyone recognizes this as a known disease?

 

[Humblefish]

No sign of black spots. One of her eyes is bubbled and the other seems glazed over. The fish comes out when I approach the tank and isn’t harassed by my blue tang or either of my two green chromis. I should test my parameters but I’m curious if anyone recognizes this as a known disease?

If the eye looks cloudy/milky, then it could be an eye infection. Dosing Epsom salt (1 tablespoon per 5 gallons) will help with the swelling, but I would dose Erythromycin + Minocycline (in a QT) for the actual infection part.