Clown fish dying
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EmdeReef
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With clowns my first suspicion would be brooklynella. A medicated bath with acriflavine or ruby rally would help. Followed by QT in metro or multiple antibiotics.
The other fast killer is velvet. Will be hard to see on a white fish.
How long have you had the fish and any new additions?
The other fast killer is velvet. Will be hard to see on a white fish.
How long have you had the fish and any new additions?
I had the fish since September. Unlikely i don't have any qt tank 
The strigosus has got a pale color and the other clown doesn't look good too i can see is missing some color on the superior fins.
Can it be bacteriosi?
Is impossible. To catch the fishes even if i had a qt tank.
Is there any antibiotic or something that i can put in the tank?
The strigosus has got a pale color and the other clown doesn't look good too i can see is missing some color on the superior fins.
Can it be bacteriosi?
Is impossible. To catch the fishes even if i had a qt tank.
Is there any antibiotic or something that i can put in the tank?
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^^ these guys are your best bet but get the bucket cleaned out, full of water with an airstone or small hydor or something to break the surface of the water. You’ll really need to introduce some form of bacteria for asmminia control. You can drop some filter floss in from your DT or just get some biospira. Understand you’ll need to be ready to do W/C’s frequently to control ammonia and this is a quick and dirty QT but it’s better than nothing.
What meds do you have on hand? How long did you FW dip the clown for? This is the only fish going into QT? What else is in your DT?
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Ok, so the bicket is the one that I usually use for water changes. I'll clean it with some vinegar and rinse well. I have an areator. No medication at home but i can run to buy some if it can helps [emoji16]
I don't habe any filter floss in my thank cause i don't use it.. I dipped the fish for a minute or so the water was cold and i didn't wanted to kill it.. The only medication that i've got are: paracetamol brufen and don't know if it can helps epsom salt.
I can easily take some water from the DT i wad about to do a water change
I can easily take some water from the DT i wad about to do a water change
Not knowing what the disease is makes this tough, a FW dip should be just under 5 minutes long. Flukes won’t start coming off until around the 3 min mark or so. Get some RO water and temp match it to your tank and then place the fish in the water with an airstone and you can give it a small squirt of DT water to boost the PH. Start the clock and get him out before 5 min is up, do this is a dark container so if there are flukes you’ll see them. They look like opaque sesame seeds.
If the fish survives a FW dip and it’s flukes, velvet, or ich it might buy you enough time to get copper
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
I need more information to help you. What symptoms did you have? Any spots, dusting, heavy breathing, swimming in to powerheads, hiding from light, red marks?
He has something running through his tank he lost these fish already. The CB looks like it has white patches on it, velvet?
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/pomacanthus-semicirculatus.535898/
Ok, the hepatus has got some white spots, the vulpinus is breathing heavily but he's eating, strigosus is pale but he's eating as well, the other clownfish as missed some color on the top fin. All the others seems t be fine to me.
If he survives the FW dip you may have bought him some time. Realistically if you have more than just this fish you’ll need to get a larger QT tank. I would get on Craigslist and find a 20-40G tank with HOB filter heater etc. I got mine for complete on CL for $20. You are also probably going to need copper, copper test kit, possibly Metroplex or General Cure.Just done a ro bath nothing came out
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
The Koran angel looks like an angel does when badly afflicted with either velvet or a nasty bacterial infection. Often the velvet leads to the nasty bacterial infection.
I’d start with copper power at 1.75 ppm for 30 days (or 14 if you have a sterile tank to transfer it to after 14 days that is ten feet away and doesn’t share any of the old equipment or media).
Treat all fish and remove them from the display, run it fishless for 76 days without adding anything wet.
That clown isn’t going to make it. Sorry for the trouble
I’d start with copper power at 1.75 ppm for 30 days (or 14 if you have a sterile tank to transfer it to after 14 days that is ten feet away and doesn’t share any of the old equipment or media).
Treat all fish and remove them from the display, run it fishless for 76 days without adding anything wet.
That clown isn’t going to make it. Sorry for the trouble
If it’s velvet then more than likely yes.
No skimmer and I think most people use copper power.
