[anthias]

good evening (it is 10:10 pm here),

this is a pics for my lovely clown fish in his QT, I m happy because I start warking as a professional in this hoppy ,this fish looks good he (realy when I talk about fishes I dont know what should I say she or he or it) start eating today , and befor two days he had his fresh water Mblue bath.
the only thing I can see is his littel lose in his fin (see the red arrow)
I would appreciate any ferther advices lee,thanks

[leebca]

If you're providing the proper nutrition and environment, the fish will heal well on its own without infection or other problems.

The tank is a bit stark. You might consider some plastic pipe or tubing (cleaned and suitable for saltwater) for the fish to hide from you. It might make it more 'comfortable.'

[vaporize]

Just on a similiar note,I got some "deformed" white stripe maroon from a breeder. It seems his baby WSM are biting each other's gills off, it's like a bite mark (half circle) right at the gills. I am thinking if that is ever going to heal back to a normal shape (not sure if there are bone structures on the side of the gills).

[leebca]

If it's a true deformity and the genetic code is calling up the abnormal shape, it won't change. But if it is an injury, that portion of the fish will heal to almost normal appearance. I say 'almost' because there could be some scarring if the injury is significant.

Gills will heal. It is soft tissue. But if you are really talking about the gill plate that structure is stiff but not bony.

[vaporize]

It's not a true deformity but caused by the crowded environment in the breeding tanks. The maroons basically fight and bite off the part of that gill. Attached is the picture (in circle, only the gill area) that is bitten off by other maroons.

Thanks for the help.

[leebca]

Damage to the operculum will usually heal unless the damage is so severe as to cause scaring during the healing process.

For the value of the brood, it would probably be best to separate the fish before they reach the point of such behavior.

[vaporize]

Originally Posted by leebca

Damage to the operculum will usually heal unless the damage is so severe as to cause scaring during the healing process.

For the value of the brood, it would probably be best to separate the fish before they reach the point of such behavior.

Thanks, i will see if they will heal back up (probably with some scarring).

For the value of the brood, I personally think that there is very little value in raising white stripe maroon clowns as they are very aggressive and the market demand for them is pretty low. I think this behaviour is exhibited even in very early stages (like 2 months or so) due to their aggressive nature.