White clown...what do I do??

[lilreefgirl]

I have had this clown for about 2 months, no problems. (he's almost 2 years old)
Got an anemone 1 month ago, hosted it for about 2 weeks, then stopped??
Temp spiked to 86 1 week ago, lost 2nd (younger clownfish - purchased same time as anemone) 3 days later (that was last Thursday)
Temp has fluctuated between 78-82 since - cant get it stabilized!
Fed the anemone a small piece of shrimp today for the first time (was feeding it brine), lights out tonight, and I see a huge white thing coming out of the anemone - well, it's puking up the shrimp. Removed it from the tank just as the anemone let it go. Looked at the clown, looks strange, turned lights back on - he's white! He has a slimy white coating all over him (mostly around his head) He's swimming really well it seems, in the current, not breathing heavy.
Tested the water, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate - ouch! 80!! doing a water change - I was going to bed, but plans changed!

Is my clown dying?? :(

 

[Solarfall]

If you have an anemone in 80 ppm of nitrates, I would get the anem out of there ASAP.
Trates aren't a huge problem to fish although they should definetly be under control.
How often do you feed and how often do you do partial water changes?

 

[wontonflip]

+1 solar -- get that nem out. The temp swings might've made your nem sick, and if it dies, it will take down your entire tank. Either way, it's best not to have a nem in such a young tank anyway. But I think the temp swings is bad for the name. Plus yes -- the nitrates. Hence why nems aren't good for new tanks -- tanks will go through a lot of swings the first year, and nems from what I understand are very sensitive. One nem death can bring down an entire tank -- it releases toxins when it dies.

 

[dcantucson]

I think your clown has a fungus or bacteria infection of some kind. I agree about the anemone, get it out of there and get your water temperature under control.

 

[reeffreak]

Google Brooklynella for the clownfish.You really shouldn't have an anemone in a tank that was just started in March and under PC lighting.

 

[yote]

Sounds to me like the temp swings have put a lot of stress on your tank.
Inverts ( including the ones INSIDE the live rock ) cant handle those kind of temp swings.So that COULD explain the high nitrates.

 

[lilreefgirl]

He's actually looking better....??? Could he be "regenerating" slime from not hosting the anemone anymore??
Still acting normal.

 

[lilreefgirl]

Clown had brook. May have also had ich/velvet. Died Sunday morning. :( ...witnessed the "shudder of death"....it was not pretty. RIP Carlos... :(

 

[wontonflip]

Sorry to hear. It's never easy losing 'em!

 

[lilreefgirl]

Thanks Wonton.
No, not easy. He was my first. :( I was really hoping I could pull him through.

 

[ggNoRe]

Sorry to hear about your loss.