pink skunk clowns sick i think?

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  1. mushroom_man

    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    ok, im getting really angry at my skunk clowns because they keep getting ich. its really frustrating because eveything in the tank is fine except for them. i texted my wawa (lol) and its fine. my blue damsel is fine no ich or anything and everyone is still eating. the stargest part is that the ich comes and goes. weird can anybody help me?
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    jon
     
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  3. allaboutfish37

    allaboutfish37 Feather Duster

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    how long have they been in your tank?how big are they?hope really small in your 12gl tank..something is stressing them out.
     
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    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    you know what i think its the little bastard damsel... though i cant be sure. i did see that my damsel did have a chunk out of his tail... but they dont fight during feeding. also ive had them for as long as ive had the tank. like 6 months. damsel was an addition at 2 months.
     
  5. Jason McKenzie

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    What do you typically feed them? You may want to fortify their diet with Selcon Concentrate for added nutrition

    Clown fish are a type of Damsel so usually they can hold their own.

    J
     
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    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    ya i see that. they fight with the bastard as i nick named him, everyonce in a while. but i feed them brine, spectrum, pieces of shrimp, and cyclopees flakes.(sorry i dont know how to spell);D
     
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    mushroom_man

    As Jason mentioned all the fish are Damsels and are mean territorial buggers :)

    Here are a couple of 'different' things you can try :)

    1. Get a plastic anemone for the clowns, they might take to it and therefore limit their territory.

    2. Get a picture of a blue damsel and temporarily stick it to the outside of the tank ( picture side in ) it may get the blue damsels attention and divert its agression away from the clowns

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  9. mushroom_man

    mushroom_man Bubble Tip Anemone

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    got the real bta for them and tryd a mirror. nothing happened