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a week ago i got a green bubble tip nem for my tank and i have just cone back after a couple days and saw a white patch on the side of my clown, it isn’t spots but could this be where the clown has touched the nem because i know they need to get used to it and it has been hovering above it. I am new to the hobby so dont know about fish illnesses. Any help would be great. You can see a video of it below as well as a picture. IMG_9846.png
 

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a week ago i got a green bubble tip nem for my tank and i have just cone back after a couple days and saw a white patch on the side of my clown, it isn’t spots but could this be where the clown has touched the nem because i know they need to get used to it and it has been hovering above it. I am new to the hobby so dont know about fish illnesses. Any help would be great. You can see a video of it below as well as a picture. IMG_9846.png
By the way it still had normal behaviour and ate well when i fed frozen
 

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Can you please post white light photos and a video? Any recent additions fish wise?
 
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Can you please post white light photos and a video? Any recent additions fish wise?
I tried adding a vid but will try again, no fish for over a month, only recent addition was the nem
 

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I forgot to mention i have a blue tuxedo urchin that was relatively near where they like to stay, could that have spiked it
 
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Here is some photos under whites, looks like that side is inflamed
 

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Here is some photos under whites, looks like that side is inflamed
Fish either has constipation or is egg bound
Have you seen recent feces and what is color and consistency?
 
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Fish either has constipation or is egg bound
Have you seen recent feces and what is color and consistency?
I will keep an eye out for poop, i have been feeding flake as well as frozen does that diet have enough fibre and how do i help the fish in either of these problems
 

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I will keep an eye out for poop, i have been feeding flake as well as frozen does that diet have enough fibre and how do i help the fish in either of these problems
Combination of both good and IF constipation, brine shrimp helpful
 

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Here is some photos under whites, looks like that side is inflamed

The clown is breathing fast in the video. The patch on its skin is a sign of infection or injury, as is the one-sided swelling. Internal infections are very difficult to treat in fish. Do you have a treatment tank available?
 
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The clown is breathing fast in the video. The patch on its skin is a sign of infection or injury, as is the one-sided swelling. Internal infections are very difficult to treat in fish. Do you have a treatment tank available?
No not really i am new to the hobby so this is my only tank
 
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No not really i am new to the hobby so this is my only tank
It always seemed to breathe fast, i have a running skimmer as well as a powerhead pointed at the surface so don’t think it’s due to aeration, think it might even have been breathing like that in the shop
 

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