Skinny Clown Update (Video and Photo)
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:13 pm
Hi all,
This is a bit of an update on a previous thread I started on this guy (or gal).
I've had him for over a year now, and for the majority of that time he has been skinny. Hasn't really ever showed any signs of illness. Is quite active, eats well (as you will see in the video), and even gets into tussles with the larger clowns. Hell, other than being skinny, he probably is one of the larger clowns.
I've seen nothing to indicate that he is infecting the other fish in the tanks he has been in. This is his second tank and he's been with two other clowns the whole time.
IN the past I've quarantined him and put him on a body builder's diet. I medicated him solo with a Prazi treatment. And just recently did a 3 day does of a product called Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX in the new tank. Gel-tek includes Flub, Metro and Prazi, although it has an odd delivery. They tell you to put drops of the product in the tank for the fish to eat. Well, no fish is going to eat these drops as best as I can tell, so I resorted to trying to marinate some bloodworms in it.
Anyway... I haven't seen much change in Skinny no matter what I do. He is getting bigger I think - but only longer as far as I can tell.
Take a look. Given his activity level and how long this has been, etc... do you think I should pull him for another blast in the Q tank? Or should I just leave the poor guy alone?
http://www.townsandtrails.com/avatar12/fish/
I apologize for the poor video (reflections) and photo (water spots) - but you can also get a look at how the tank is coming together. I put the first 4 plants or so in and have another shipment coming soon. The flow seems to be working now for everyone.
EDIT: Oops, in case it isn't obvious... in the video, skinny is the loach that is right on top of the Zuch.
This is a bit of an update on a previous thread I started on this guy (or gal).
I've had him for over a year now, and for the majority of that time he has been skinny. Hasn't really ever showed any signs of illness. Is quite active, eats well (as you will see in the video), and even gets into tussles with the larger clowns. Hell, other than being skinny, he probably is one of the larger clowns.
I've seen nothing to indicate that he is infecting the other fish in the tanks he has been in. This is his second tank and he's been with two other clowns the whole time.
IN the past I've quarantined him and put him on a body builder's diet. I medicated him solo with a Prazi treatment. And just recently did a 3 day does of a product called Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX in the new tank. Gel-tek includes Flub, Metro and Prazi, although it has an odd delivery. They tell you to put drops of the product in the tank for the fish to eat. Well, no fish is going to eat these drops as best as I can tell, so I resorted to trying to marinate some bloodworms in it.
Anyway... I haven't seen much change in Skinny no matter what I do. He is getting bigger I think - but only longer as far as I can tell.
Take a look. Given his activity level and how long this has been, etc... do you think I should pull him for another blast in the Q tank? Or should I just leave the poor guy alone?
http://www.townsandtrails.com/avatar12/fish/
I apologize for the poor video (reflections) and photo (water spots) - but you can also get a look at how the tank is coming together. I put the first 4 plants or so in and have another shipment coming soon. The flow seems to be working now for everyone.
EDIT: Oops, in case it isn't obvious... in the video, skinny is the loach that is right on top of the Zuch.