Clown Fish ill

[dbaulch83]

Can’t quite understand what’s going on here. For the last 2 days this clown fish had been under the weather. Had him a year, no obvious changes to params recently. I did recently lose a new cardinal but I’m fairly sure was down to bullying as opposed to disease. Can anyone help? I treated with dino x for 14 days which ended 4 weeks ago, doubt if linked but maybe?
Ramping up a QT tank ready

 

[fishguy242]

#fishmedic

 

[vetteguy53081]

Can’t open video on my phone

Can’t quite understand what’s going on here. For the last 2 days this clown fish had been under the weather. Had him a year, no obvious changes to params recently. I did recently lose a new cardinal but I’m fairly sure was down to bullying as opposed to disease. Can anyone help? I treated with dino x for 14 days which ended 4 weeks ago, doubt if linked but maybe?
Ramping up a QT tank ready

Can you post you tube video?
Low level toxins produced by Dino and may play a part

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can’t quite understand what’s going on here. For the last 2 days this clown fish had been under the weather. Had him a year, no obvious changes to params recently. I did recently lose a new cardinal but I’m fairly sure was down to bullying as opposed to disease. Can anyone help? I treated with dino x for 14 days which ended 4 weeks ago, doubt if linked but maybe?
Ramping up a QT tank ready

The clown is breathing hard. Is the other one breathing normally?
What is the active ingredient in Dino X?

 

[dbaulch83]

The clown is breathing hard. Is the other one breathing normally?
What is the active ingredient in Dino X?

All other fish are fine (some smaller than this one). Picture shows the dino bottle.

 

[dbaulch83]

Heading to lfs if any treatments may help I can pick up now…

 

[Jekyl]

Some white light videos and pics may further assist

 

[dbaulch83]

I will try when in the QT, just warming it up. Guy in the lfs should said maybe fluke? Have treatment on the way

Some white light videos and pics may further assist

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

All other fish are fine (some smaller than this one). Picture shows the dino bottle.

Sorry - I don't know anything about that compound....

 

[dbaulch83]

Hey. So he’s in QT and added Flubendazole slowly over the last 12 hours. But no improvement (not sure if I should have seen). He did have some white stringy poo before I took him out the DT. Anything else I can do? I doubt it’s linked to dino x or other toxicity as there’s smaller and larger fish in the DT, would expect them to fall ill first.

 

[dbaulch83]

Some close ups

 

[dbaulch83]

Is anyone able to help? Sorry can’t post videos on YouTube, anything else I can use?

 

[dbaulch83]

Managed to get some on YouTube

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

If the other fish are still 100% symptom free, it is unlikely/impossible for it to be an external parasite. Two clowns, in the same tank, exposed to the same disease almost always show symptoms within a few days to a week of each other. Other species may have different delays, as parasites do not act of different species exactly the same way.

The white feces combined with rapid breathing tends to indicate some internal systemic problem. There are a few of those, one being when normal gut microbes get out of control and increase in numbers, making the fish sick. You could try General Cure if you can get it - it would treat internal protozoans, internal worms and external flukes.

 

[dbaulch83]

Thanks @Jay Hemdal. Sadly can’t seem to get it in less than a week in the UK. Is there something else that’s similar?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks @Jay Hemdal. Sadly can’t seem to get it in less than a week in the UK. Is there something else that’s similar?

I have a formulary that covers medications available in the UK and Europe, and there is nothing similar listed. The ingredients in it are praziquantel and metronidazole.