Brook?

[Nate77]

Black clownfish has been looking good I came home today looks like skin flaking off ,Just want to be sure so I don't treat for the wrong thing. Working on better pics .Did take a video but wont let me upload it. Everything else is QT looks good. @Humblefish #reefsquad

 

[HotRocks]

I agree, definitely looks like Brook.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

 

[Nate77]

Thank you much.

 

[Crabs McJones]

I agree, definitely looks like Brook.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

+1

 

[Nate77]

Thank yous much , just dropped a big air stone in , and pulled carbon and started ruby reef rally, wife is worried it will hurt flasher wrasse.

 

[Nate77]

Sorry one more question
Should I do a WC between doses , or just dose the 3 days , then do WC and put carbon back in?

 

[Humblefish]

Sorry one more question
Should I do a WC between doses , or just dose the 3 days , then do WC and put carbon back in?

I would treat with Rally, and then move him to a different tank.

 

[Nate77]

Ok they are in a 20long , guess what I was asking rally say to treat for 3days , just keep dosing or do a water change between doses?
So for QT I should have a treatment tank and another tank to move to(besides DT)?

 

[Humblefish]

Ok they are in a 20long , guess what I was asking rally say to treat for 3days , just keep dosing or do a water change between doses?
So for QT I should have a treatment tank and another tank to move to(besides DT)?

The thing with Rally is acriflavine cannot be counted on to completely sanitize a tank of brook, just clear the fish itself. So, you risk the fish being reinfected if left in the same tank. Which is why I recommend just doing a 90 min Rally bath in a bucket or something, and then move the fish into a clean/sterile QT.

 

[Nate77]

Okay so move all fish in there to another tank. Or can go to DT?

 

[HotRocks]

Fish from DT to bath (90 minutes in bucket) one at a time. Then to sterile QT.

Or fish bath for 90 minutes in 20 gallon then transfer to clean and sterile QT.
Break down and sterilize the 20 after bath or allow it to fallow for 6 weeks as well. Just be careful not to cross contaminate.

DT needs to remain fishless for 6 weeks to erradicate brook.

 

[Humblefish]

Fish from DT to bath (90 minutes in bucket) one at a time. Then to sterile QT.

Or fish bath for 90 minutes in 20 gallon then transfer to clean and sterile QT.
Break down and sterilize the 20 after bath or allow it to fallow for 6 weeks as well. Just be careful not to cross contaminate.

DT needs to remain fishless for 6 weeks to erradicate brook.

^^ This

 

[Nate77]

Currently they are in a 20long QT tank I dosed , so they should go to another sterile tank before hitting my display tank? Or they go from treated tank to DT?

 

[Humblefish]

Currently they are in a 20long QT tank I dosed , so they should go to another sterile tank before hitting my display tank? Or they go from treated tank to DT?

From 20L QT into another sterile tank.

Then in 6 weeks you can put them back in your DT, provided it has been fallow (fishless) for that long.

 

[HotRocks]

Currently they are in a 20long QT tank I dosed , so they should go to another sterile tank before hitting my display tank? Or they go from treated tank to DT?

From the 20 long to a separate sterile QT tank while your DT remains fishless for the next 6 weeks.

 

[Nate77]

These fish never were in my DT ,my DT us not infected. I bought fish from LFS and they went in 20 gallon QT they never hit my DT

 

[Joe G]

Man that sucks.I wish u better luck then I had, I lost my clown to brooks yesterday.
You definitely seemed more prepared for it which increases your chances .

 

[Nate77]

Lost it this afternoon

 

[HotRocks]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[4FordFamily]

Sorry for your loss — brook can progress very quickly.