Clown fish. Bite or something else

woowoodengy · 05/21/2015, 02:10 PM

Hey everyone. I noticed my clownfish on its death bed breathing heavy and on the sand. Looks almost like he was bitten but maybe it was a parasite. Never noticed anything before. Do you think this is a bite? I don't have any aggressive fish in the tank

Another clown. Bigger female
3 red fairy anthias
1 pajama cardinal
Sleeper banded goby
Green mandarin
Algae blenny
Fire shrimp pep shrimps

It's right under the fin

electrodude · 05/21/2015, 10:03 PM

How long have you had the clown? It could have been the female that attacked it.

woowoodengy · 05/21/2015, 10:21 PM

About a month. The female is probably about 5 yrs. has been through everything and lost her last partner to carpet surfing. They seemed friendly together. I didn't feed the tank for 2 days trying to fight hair algae. Maybe someone was hungry. Poor guy is still breathing but it won't be much longer

ostrow · 05/22/2015, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by electrodude

How long have you had the clown? It could have been the female that attacked it.

This is most definitely the situation, given what you said after.

woowoodengy · 05/22/2015, 12:21 PM

Hey Ostrow, good to see you around. How's the new setup going.

I never seen her being aggressive to him and now she's sad and hiding more than usual. Can a clown fish even bit that hard? never know they can take a chunk out of a fish.

He died over night. Should I add another?

electrodude · 05/24/2015, 02:30 PM

If you add another I would keep him inside a hold tank so she can see him to see how aggressive she gets. clowns can get very aggressive when they get territorial and will bite.

05/21/2015, 02:10 PM	#1
woowoodengy Upgrading my 20gal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Glenview Posts: 1,230	Clown fish. Bite or something else Hey everyone. I noticed my clownfish on its death bed breathing heavy and on the sand. Looks almost like he was bitten but maybe it was a parasite. Never noticed anything before. Do you think this is a bite? I don't have any aggressive fish in the tank Another clown. Bigger female 3 red fairy anthias 1 pajama cardinal Sleeper banded goby Green mandarin Algae blenny Fire shrimp pep shrimps It's right under the fin __________________ Twitter is my personal customized news feed. It only tells me what I want to hear. Current Tank Info: never big enough

05/21/2015, 10:21 PM	#3
woowoodengy Upgrading my 20gal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Glenview Posts: 1,230	About a month. The female is probably about 5 yrs. has been through everything and lost her last partner to carpet surfing. They seemed friendly together. I didn't feed the tank for 2 days trying to fight hair algae. Maybe someone was hungry. Poor guy is still breathing but it won't be much longer __________________ Twitter is my personal customized news feed. It only tells me what I want to hear. Current Tank Info: never big enough

05/22/2015, 12:21 PM	#5
woowoodengy Upgrading my 20gal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Glenview Posts: 1,230	Hey Ostrow, good to see you around. How's the new setup going. I never seen her being aggressive to him and now she's sad and hiding more than usual. Can a clown fish even bit that hard? never know they can take a chunk out of a fish. He died over night. Should I add another? __________________ Twitter is my personal customized news feed. It only tells me what I want to hear. Current Tank Info: never big enough

05/21/2015, 10:03 PM	#2
electrodude Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: cicero Posts: 537	How long have you had the clown? It could have been the female that attacked it.

05/24/2015, 02:30 PM	#6
electrodude Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: cicero Posts: 537	If you add another I would keep him inside a hold tank so she can see him to see how aggressive she gets. clowns can get very aggressive when they get territorial and will bite.