one of my clowns are gettin bullied

[MPevine11]

i have 2 semi picasso clowns. one is beatting the other one up......any thing i can do to help??

 

[stingythingy45]

That's how males and females are determined.

 

[MPevine11]

the smaller one has fin damage tho......

 

[stingythingy45]

Well,unless you can catch the small one and out it in a breeder net and seperate them,they'll fight.
Usually they'll stop one the large one wins and becomes the female.

 

[stingythingy45]

Does the smaller one do the shaky dance yet?

 

[MPevine11]

more bad news......the smaller one may have ich, i think i can see some tiny white dots.

i have never had ich before and have no idea what to do......

 

[stingythingy45]

Could it be the ich causing the frayed fins?
Do you see the larger clown pick on the smaller?
If your clown has ich,they will all have it eventually,if not already.

 

[MPevine11]

fish:
orchid dotty back
wrase
2 semi picasso clowns



i cant see it any wear on any other fish just the smaller clown as of now. and he seems to be breathing heavy. all other fish are acting fine

 

[stingythingy45]

The strees of the sex battle may have made the ich get the upper hand on the little guy.
The only way to get rid of ich is to treat all the fish in a hospital tank and leave the display tank fishless for 6-8 weeks.
There's no need to panick about it,just make sure it's ich first.Then do some searches on how to cure it.

 

[MPevine11]

......more bad news......

i have no hospital tank or anywhere to put the fish......

 

[JonsReef]

i believe stress makes fish more susceptible to ich and other parasites.