maroon clown w/ shredded fins

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  1. Pisces23

    Pisces23 Sea Dragon

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    I finally moved my tank yesterday...not much fun for me, the corals or the fish. But it's done and the floor is dry again...
    Last night I noticed that my maroon clowns caudal fin looked a little pale around the edges, but figured he'd had a rough day. This morning that fin looked fine, but now his soft dorsal fin has some tears in it. He's been acting fine since the move -- eating like a pig and wallowing in his BTA's. Should I worry about the fin or just give it time? I'm about to do a full set of water chem. tests and if I see anything funky I'll post...
    Thanks!
     
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  3. Matt Rogers

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    Give it a little time and keep him fed. Could have been stress related, should rebound IMO.
     
  4. Pisces23

    Pisces23 Sea Dragon

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    Thanks for the rapid response, Matt. Even though the tank's been running for 9 months, most of my fish disease and disorder experience is of the freshwater variety. Guess that speaks well for how my saltwater specimens have been faring...
     
  5. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Just keep an eye on him. As long as a fish is acting normal and eating i dont get to worried about anything. Give him time i'm guessing he went through a lot during the tank move.

    Marc.
     
  6. coral reefer

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    I would dose with iodine, if you aren't doing so already as that will help act as a germicidal among other things!!!!! I wouldn't worry too much about it right now!!! As mentioned above, stress wrecks havoc on tank inhabitants and the sooner, the stressers are eliminated the better!!!
    Congrats on your successful move by the way!!!!
     
  7. Pisces23

    Pisces23 Sea Dragon

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    Thanks! I'll get some pics of the new set up posted once I finish tweaking the rockwork...
    Can you give me a bit more detail about iodine dosing? Do you mean dose the clownfish alone? Or just the tank in general? I've got ESV 1% potassium iodide that I supplement once a week. Will that do the job?