Clownfish hole not healing

[DexterKarin]

This hole (see pictures) in the side of my male clownfish developed maybe 3 weeks ago. Has not gotten much worse nor any better. My concern is it isn't getting better. Eating normally, no rapid breathing, behavior is active and normal for him. Tank mates are the female clown and a tailspot blenny in a 13.5 gallon EVO. I do not see much in the way of aggression in the tank but the tailspot can get testy at times with both clowns so could be a wound. Assortment of corals and CUC present. I keep up on water changes weekly. Feed 1-2 times a day, mostly frozen mysis but a few times a week TPO pellets with selcon, and a few times Oyster feast and Arcti-pods by reef nutritian. Parameters are salinity 1.026, Nitrate 2, Phosphate 0.15-0.25, ALK 7-8 dkH Temperature 78. I am working to lower phosphate with manual cleaning algae, water changes at 10-25% weekly, chemipure elite, and phosphate E slowly. I just started dosing AFR since my ALK is not that stable. Oh and 8 months ago, fish were in QT being treated for 30 days with copperpower for ICH/velvet and with all your help everyone made it. Tank Fallow for 70 days. All quiet since then.

Thank you for any advice! Want to do right by these wonderful creatures.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This hole (see pictures) in the side of my male clownfish developed maybe 3 weeks ago. Has not gotten much worse nor any better. My concern is it isn't getting better. Eating normally, no rapid breathing, behavior is active and normal for him. Tank mates are the female clown and a tailspot blenny in a 13.5 gallon EVO. I do not see much in the way of aggression in the tank but the tailspot can get testy at times with both clowns so could be a wound. Assortment of corals and CUC present. I keep up on water changes weekly. Feed 1-2 times a day, mostly frozen mysis but a few times a week TPO pellets with selcon, and a few times Oyster feast and Arcti-pods by reef nutritian. Parameters are salinity 1.026, Nitrate 2, Phosphate 0.15-0.25, ALK 7-8 dkH Temperature 78. I am working to lower phosphate with manual cleaning algae, water changes at 10-25% weekly, chemipure elite, and phosphate E slowly. I just started dosing AFR since my ALK is not that stable. Oh and 8 months ago, fish were in QT being treated for 30 days with copperpower for ICH/velvet and with all your help everyone made it. Tank Fallow for 70 days. All quiet since then.

Thank you for any advice! Want to do right by these wonderful creatures.

This looks like an injury trying to heal and can be mechanical injury or caused by other clown. Dont wait this long for healing but react. You can seafely Add ruby rally pro as a healing aid and preventative or more effective in a separate tank - Seachem Neoplex

 

[Jasongtr]

Our male clown has a similar mark/hole looking thing on his side, happened months ago and hasn't gone away, behaviour and eating totally unaffected, since been moved from our 75g with his female mate into a fluval evo 13.5 as tge clowns were being ***** to our valentini puffer

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I think those are missing scales from an injury. I don't see any sign of infection. These can take months to heal, and in some cases, the scar is permanent. I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts to grow in size, or if more of them show up (meaning the fighting is continuing).