HELP! Bubble in Clowns Lip?!?!

RcToners · 02/15/2011, 09:53 AM

Friend of mine has a maroon clown currently hosting in her BTA. She found him this morning with this bubble in his lip. Anyone have any idea what it could be?!

Tank Params-
Temp: 81
Salinity: 1.025
Ammonia: 0
Trates & Trites: 0

If you click on the picture it will open the video. If you make the video full screen its easier to see.

Sk8r · 02/15/2011, 10:36 AM

Looks like torn tissue and a fungus or bacterial infection. I'd pull him to qt and treat with Maracyn, which can treat either.

This presents you a problem, however, on returning him to his nem. He'll dive right in on re-entry and be stung to death, because the slime coat will be gone and he won't know it. I'd recommend a slow re-entry, floating him in a basket for a few days to let him calm down and recover the slime coat in the proximity of the nem, possibly pre-treating him with some preparation that stimulates the slime coat before you put him back in.

02/15/2011, 09:53 AM	#1
RcToners Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Key Largo, FL Posts: 1,008	HELP! Bubble in Clowns Lip?!?! Friend of mine has a maroon clown currently hosting in her BTA. She found him this morning with this bubble in his lip. Anyone have any idea what it could be?! Tank Params- Temp: 81 Salinity: 1.025 Ammonia: 0 Trates & Trites: 0 If you click on the picture it will open the video. If you make the video full screen its easier to see. __________________ Current Main Tank Info: 375g display + 120g fuge 2 Tunze 6105's with 7106 multi controller - Reeflo Orca 200 Skimmer with Pro Cup - 4 AI Sol Blue Led Modules Perc Clowns, Mystery Wrasse, Kole Tang, Purple Tang, Diamond Watchman, Cleaner Shrimp, Tiger Pistol Shrimp, Wheelers Shrimp Goby, Bullet Goby, Purple Carpet, Red/Green Open Brains, Candy Canes, Hammer Coral, Green Orange Blue Pink & Yellow Ricordea, Orange Tube Coral, Several Multicolor Zoos, Button Polyps, & Several Multicolor Shrooms

02/15/2011, 10:36 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Looks like torn tissue and a fungus or bacterial infection. I'd pull him to qt and treat with Maracyn, which can treat either. This presents you a problem, however, on returning him to his nem. He'll dive right in on re-entry and be stung to death, because the slime coat will be gone and he won't know it. I'd recommend a slow re-entry, floating him in a basket for a few days to let him calm down and recover the slime coat in the proximity of the nem, possibly pre-treating him with some preparation that stimulates the slime coat before you put him back in. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

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