Advice needed on sick true percula clown fish

[Tiffnmix]

I brought 2 percula clown fish Friday and since my male has died! My female is now not looking so good, she is either floating at the top of the tank or laying at the bottom she is still swimming but very little! She has also got a White almost moss like stuff on her scales! I went back to place I got them for a water test yesterday and they said there is nothing wrong with water all is fine. These are my first clown fish as got the tank for Christmas and have been doing everything advised eg; weeky water tests, 2 week water changes! I only have 2 hermit crabs and 2 turbo snails in tank with her! Please if any one can offer any advice I would be very thankful
tiff

[ToddTT]

What are your water values right now, today?

Can you post a picture?

What were the symptoms of the fish that already died?

What else is in your tank? Live rock, sand?

Do you have a quarantine tank?

[leebca]

I can only speak in generalities, since there is no photo and no details.

1. Start doing your own water chemistry and use good test kits (not strips). You want to be able to 'instantly' determine your water quality at anytime, including pH, temp, salinity, ammonia, nitrites, alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium. You know there is much more to water quality than just these tests. You will benefit by reading and following these guidelines: What is Water Quality

2. I don't know the size of your tank, equipment, type of filtration, etc., etc.

3. Many Anemonefishes come with a common disease known as Brooklynellosis. The discoloration you describe is one of its symptoms. When Anemonefishes are first acquired, I recommend keeping them in quarantine and performing a treatment for Brook even if they are not displaying the disease.

4. Were they eating before you got them? What were they eating? How long did the shop or previous owner have them? Did you see them eating? Did you check all of these things before acquiring them: Is The Fish Healthy?

More questions than answers.

[Tiffnmix]

Hi there
sadly my fish died late last night. But thankyou Todd and lee for your help!
All the best tiff

[ToddTT]

Hi there
sadly my fish died late last night. But thankyou Todd and lee for your help!
All the best tiff

I think you need to assume your tank isn't ready for fish yet.

Test the water over the next couple of weeks to see if the levels are fluctuating. Especially ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, PH and temperature.

Before buying any more fish, let us know what your plan is. You need a plan to hopefully avoid the same results.

This is also a good time to practice patience, a virtue in this hobby. So please don't rush out and buy more fish right away, for your sake and especially the fish.

And in the meantime, read as many of the stickies as you can in this forum.

[Tiffnmix]

Hi there since loosing my clowns I have brought a water tester that is the same as the one my local aquiam stockest uses. I have also brought some esha oodinex to treat marine ich, fish disease, nodular diseases and finrot! Is there any other water treatments you would recomend for me to keep in my cabnet?! Me and my partner have been Reading up alot on clown fish dieases and do think it was a strain of marine ich that killed the clowns! But we are giving it another 2 months or so before we look to get any more fish! I have just noticed there is what looks like a fire worm/brissel worm in the tank, will this be a problem or will it be ok to leave in there?! I did not put it there so I guess it came out of my live rock! Oh and it is a biorb life 60 that I have which is an American 16 gallen and I have ceramic media at the bottom and one small piece of live rock (less than 5kg)
tiff

[leebca]

I don't recognize those products directly. Probably/maybe they aren't sold here in the USA. Just don't get into 'junk' products that do little or nothing. There are no regulations regarding what people can claim on such products.

I can only recommend what I have posted quite some time ago here:
Stocking the Marine Fish Medicine Cabinet

Some people like the Bristle worms, some don't. They can get large which freaks some people out. They do tend to keep the substrate clean and churned around. There are dozens/hundreds of different kinds. In general, they are best when small and when big, time to get rid of them. This is my opinion. Others have their own opinions.

There is also a type of Bristle worm commonly referred to as a 'Fire Worm' which has a particularly nasty sting both to fishes and humans. They are very red in color. I couldn't tell them apart unless they are next to their red cousins that are 'safe.' In short, you don't want this kind of Bristle worm.

My best advice is to turn your 16 gallon aquarium into a reef tank (no fish or just a small Goby). You want to have no less than a 29 gallon aquarium for a pair of the smallest Anemonefish species.