Something on my Clarkii

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  1. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    A few minutes ago I noticed a white thing on my Clarkii. It is too big to be ich, it looks like something you'd find on the glass. This tank has a LOT of pods and misc things on the glass... Could it be something like that? Fish seems fine and acts like nothing is there... Should this be ok?

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  3. silverwolf72

    silverwolf72 Skunk Shrimp

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    Just looks like something it picked up, maybe a small piece of food
     
  4. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    might be a piece of sand, i had a tad scare like that a long time ago with my tang, i thought he had developed a tumor or something till i blew it off with a turkey baster and found it to be a piece of sand. hopefully yours just picked up something harmfull along for a ride.
     
  5. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    Well it is now gone, not sure what it was. I was scared because this fish is one of my favorite, such personality!
     
  6. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    I would say its a piece of sand. I used to get freaked out all the time with my blenny, he always gets sand stuck to him.
    On a more serious note, that anemone isnt looking very good. How long have you had it?
     
  7. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    My LFS has a ton of Haitian anemones that look like that. What do you see is wrong with it? I'm asking since I thought about getting one for my gf, so I know what to look for.
     
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  9. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    why do you say that Pack?
     
  10. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    They are supposed to be brown not white. When they turn white like that, its a sign the anemone is not healthy and is stressed. You will see a lot of pale anemone's at LFS's. I would skip
     
  11. bc219

    bc219 Millepora

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    It's a seabe and I will have had it a week tomorrow. It is not actually as bleached out as the first seabe I ever got, which I've had for about 8 months now. I've been feeding this one every other day and plan to keep it up until it colors up some more, it does have a little brown to it and isn't totally bright white luckily.
     
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    What kind of lights is it under? What size tank?