Injured Clown

[Dmitry]

So, I just noticed on my Clown - on one of his white stripes - an injury. A little bit of it is missing! I can't remember seeing it yesterday. He didn't really eat today either - though took and spit out mysis soaked in selcon. The fact that he even tried it is encouraging, but him spitting it out isn't! Not sure where the injury could have come from... The Yellow Tang does tend to be a bit of a crowder - he gets into other's space constantly and they both like to be at the front glass. Is it possible the Tang did that with his fins? Or is it something else? It's a circular wound. I've been trying to take a pic, but he won't stay still and keeps offering me his other side. I've also heard that an anemone will sting at first, so could this be that??? Or am I back to "mantis" theory? Even though I've never seen one, never heard one, and took out every single rock and found nothing?!

 

[samksy]

Do you have another clown in your tank? I use to have 3 clown in my tank. Now only one left. One die mysteriously and the 2nd one die after battling with the other clown....got injuried really bad, caught him and put it in my fuge and it recovered. Put it back in my main tank, the battle started again, couldn't catch him and he loss battle, so there he go.

My yellow tang indirectly killed one of my CBB, yellow tang could be aggressive, i would suggest separate them.

 

[alinka]

Dude! its the crab!!!! i'm telling you! he ate your shrimp, he'll eat your clown too! My crab ate my shrimp and two clowns!!! i'm sorry but you should either isolate him or return him.

 

[Dmitry]

No, I don't have another Clown. Did, but it didn't make it. (Vanished, in fact, the first night I got them.) The Emerals was added just about a week ago. I'll see if I can catch him.

Okay, got the Emerald out. He was sitting pretty close to where the Clown was sleeping last night. I put him into the sump. I just have my doubts he's the guilty party. I never thought Emeralds were that aggressive. Of course, he is roughly the same size as the Clown...

 

[aaron]

Is the round mark on the clown the same size as the round end of the emerald crab's claw? my emerald has flat round disks on the end of its claws where they come together.

 

[Dmitry]

I looked at the Emerald and yep, the endings are not sharp, but flat round discs. Fascinating - I'd never noticed that and always assumed they'd just be sharp and pointy. In any case, the "wound" on the Clown is a circle. Sizewise it may be the same as the ends of the Claws. :scratchch

 

[DEEPWATER]

if the crab,thinks that the clown is in its place at nite ,,tht call for territory war to me ,,so could be that the crab took place near the clowns ,and that will trigger off a fight on whos place it is ,,so the crab could of won ,,while the clown was not looking the crab ,wapppppppp ,,and that could be the case or not ,

 

[Dmitry]

The Clown's been there longer, but it's possible the crab decided to take that territory. Was was under a rock right near where I saw the Clown sleeping the previous night. And the wound matches the shape of the claw...

Well, the crab is now in the sump. I guess I should try and trade him in. Unless somebody wants him...any stores you know that might give credit for a large emerald??

I have 2 other emeralds in the tank, smaller ones. Hopefully they won't turn violent as they grow!