Clownfish fins (HELP)!!

[racinrevo0818]

I was just looking at my tank today and noticed my 2 Picasso clownfish fins are a little torn? Hopefully not fin rot hard to tell because most pictures seem to be extreme cases. I just noticed it today but they seem to be eating fine. I feed them Rods, Rogers, Oceans Nutrition prime reef, Formula one, Formula two, Elos svm2, Sustainable Aquatics hatchery diet. I have selcon but haven't used it lately and also garlic.
I have had them for at least 6 months and never had a problem. Other fish in tank do not seem to bother them and they dont seem to be fighting. For some reason they remove all the sand from one corner of tank and lay there sleeping at night. I have hermits but didn't know if they would bother them like that or not?
My tank is a RSM 250, 1.026, ph 8.1 to 7.7 readings coming from apex ph probe, temp is between 79.4-80, phos .03. Filtration consists of protein skimmer and chemipure elite. Weekly water changes performed of 5 gallons with rodi water and red sea pro salt.
Please advice me on the best options? I have a 10 hospital/quarantine tank and meds available are Neoplex, Metronidazole and Focus all of these are seachem products.
Should I remove them now? and see if fins repair?
Leave them in and observe?
These are my 2 favorite and most expensive fish so I dont want anything to happen. Please share your options and what you would do..
The smaller one seems to be only affected on his rear fin. The larger one isn't top and bottom of her 2nd fins from rear of fish.
They also seem to go crazy on each other at night rolling and rubbing aggressively on each other.
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[merkywater]

Probably just female nipping at the male showing dominance.

 

[jennm]

I agree - they're probably either nipping at each other, or are there any other fish that might be nipping at them?

The "fanning" of the sand is usually a precursor to spawning. They clean an area to lay the eggs. In my clowns, they usually scrape an area with their teeth immediately before spawning and that activity can go on for a day or so before they actually get down to business.

If the damage is clean - no signs of infection - redness etc., I'd leave it be. Fins can heal very quickly - surprisingly quickly. Keep an eye on them - any changes in behavior, lethargy, signs of infection - then some action may be needed, but for now if it's just a bit of "battle scars" I would watch and wait. Keeping an eye on them may show you what they are doing to receive those wounds - whether they're picking at each other, or whether something else in the tank is having a go at them.

Jenn

 

[racinrevo0818]

Thanks for the comforting ideas. These fish are pretty dominate in the tank and dont seem to be picked on by any of the other fish in the tank. I guess they are probably doing it to each other. Just weird to me since they haven't done that before. Im kinda a newbie to all this so keep your thoughts coming..

 

[kilralpine]

The fin nipping will come and go as their sexual mood changes, wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes more of a problem.

 

[racinrevo0818]

Not sure what the deal was. All is fine now and pretty much have fully grown back to perfect. Im glad they healed so quickly.

 

[superclown]

First couple times it happened with mine i was concerned as well but they do heal back pretty quick.

My Male was beat up looking just last week and then 2 days went by and he looked perfect again.