Something going on with fins

dismayed · 04/25/2009, 07:13 PM

Something is going on with my clownfish's fins. My clowns fins are still shaped and formed as they always have been, but I just noticed today that large parts of the fin are now devoid of color and are actually translucent or transparent... e.g. i can see straight through the middle part of the fin. It isn't a hole, the fin is still there.

I have seen fin rot before, and at least the variations I have seen look more like a breaking or 'streaming' of the fins so I'm not sure that this is what this is. Any thoughts on what it could be?

I tested the water parameters and they are great right now even for the most delicate of corals.

jenjen · 04/25/2009, 09:53 PM

Can you get a pic?

Also, if you just tested can you post the actual params? And what else is in the tank & how is it looking?

dismayed · 04/26/2009, 02:34 PM

This is the strangest thing. Last night I didn't think he was going to make it through the night, he was acting kind of lethargic. I was going to take a picture as soon as the daylights came on today.

Well, as it turns out he is acting fine now and his fins have completely recovered. I could literally see through some of them last night but everything is back to normal now. I guess he pulled through whatever it was. Strange.

davewbush · 04/26/2009, 04:55 PM

Maybe some thing happened that stressed it out.

04/25/2009, 07:13 PM	#1
dismayed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 321	Something going on with fins Something is going on with my clownfish's fins. My clowns fins are still shaped and formed as they always have been, but I just noticed today that large parts of the fin are now devoid of color and are actually translucent or transparent... e.g. i can see straight through the middle part of the fin. It isn't a hole, the fin is still there. I have seen fin rot before, and at least the variations I have seen look more like a breaking or 'streaming' of the fins so I'm not sure that this is what this is. Any thoughts on what it could be? I tested the water parameters and they are great right now even for the most delicate of corals.

04/25/2009, 09:53 PM	#2
jenjen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Langley BC, Canada Posts: 1,710	Can you get a pic? Also, if you just tested can you post the actual params? And what else is in the tank & how is it looking? __________________ "Challenges forge the greatness in you" Current Tank Info: 180gal softy reef (Apr '09)

04/26/2009, 02:34 PM	#3
dismayed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 321	This is the strangest thing. Last night I didn't think he was going to make it through the night, he was acting kind of lethargic. I was going to take a picture as soon as the daylights came on today. Well, as it turns out he is acting fine now and his fins have completely recovered. I could literally see through some of them last night but everything is back to normal now. I guess he pulled through whatever it was. Strange.

04/26/2009, 04:55 PM	#4
davewbush ... Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Posts: 739	Maybe some thing happened that stressed it out.