Clyde September 12, 2009 Share September 12, 2009 I have never had ick in my tank. It has been an est. tank for 2 years. Nothing has been added to the tank in 9 months. My clown this AM has a fuzzy white spot on its side. He does get "into it" with one of my 3 stripe Damsels. Think it might be a bite? or ick? No pics I'm at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar September 12, 2009 Share September 12, 2009 Clyde, Ich always looks like white dots the size of grains of sand. If you fish has something larger than that, it's probably something else. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde September 12, 2009 Author Share September 12, 2009 THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SIZE OF A LARGE GRAIN OF RICE. I THINK IT MAY BE A WOUND FROM THE DAMSEL. I MAY LOWER MY SALINITY A BIT JUST IN CASE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar September 12, 2009 Share September 12, 2009 Clyde, If you have a reef tank, I would leave the salinity alone. I doubt you can lower the salinity enough to help the fish without putting corals at risk. A healthy fish should recover fine on it's own from a minor scratch like you describe. Just watch it for signs of infection. If your fish are fighting, I would think hard about moving someone to another tank. IME fish like clowns and damsels tend to get more aggressive with age and size. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde September 13, 2009 Author Share September 13, 2009 Area has already healed. Trying to catch that damsel will not be easy. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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