Infection/Disease ID please

[hummer]

I just picked up some black clowns and as I was watching them I noticed there was some white fleshy stuff around his left eye. Does anyone know what it is? How to cure it?

[sharuq1]

Don't know what it is, but when my clown looked sick with something similar I soaked his food in garlic for a week and it cleared up on it's own. Worth a try.

[Keri]

Will the 2 species not fight? your resident clown looks pi$$ed!!

It looks like some sort of a fungal thing, I'd put him in QT to treat him if I was you - it may just clear up with a little garlic and good diet but not if the other clown is picking on him.

good luck!

[Marlin65]

Originally Posted by Keri

Will the 2 species not fight? your resident clown looks pi$$ed!!

It looks like some sort of a fungal thing, I'd put him in QT to treat him if I was you - it may just clear up with a little garlic and good diet but not if the other clown is picking on him.

good luck!

X2 he might be beat on by the other.

[hummer]

Yes, they have been chasing each other around a bit. I use to have 2 black/white ocellaris with 2 orange/white ocellaris and they got along fine without fighting. But I lost the 2 Black/white clowns to a tank crash. Before buying them again I asked about it and he said that it should be fine if I got a bigger one. I guess if the chasing doesn't stop then I'll have to trade them in.
I will try the garlic method. Thanks!

[EmilyB]

Those look like the saddleback variant, I had a pair but sold them as they were the absolute meanest fish I had ever owned... They look small yet..but I wouldn't try to keep them with other clowns. There could definitely be some biting going on..