Clown fish red spots

[Matt F]

So I have 2 black clownfish the female is the one with red spots and pop eye which went away and I guess ran into something again same eye. They have been in qt for 25 days in copper and according to the test should be at .5 or so which it has. My sailfin tang has hille so I’ve been feeding the tank frozen food with selcon for 2 weeks now. Any reason for this redness?

 

[flagg37]

I’m no expert but I’d look at water quality first and foremost. What’s your no3 and po4 like?

 

[Matt F]

I’m no expert but I’d look at water quality first and foremost. What’s your no3 and po4 like?

I have no clue but will check it when I get home later today I was planning on a water change either tonight or tomorrow.

 

[HotRocks]

Looks like either Brook or brook + Uronema going on.

Do you have metronidazole on hand?

 

[Matt F]

Looks like either Brook or brook + Uronema going on.

Do you have metronidazole on hand?

I will have to check but I don’t think so what company do you use for it if I don’t have it?

 

[HotRocks]

I will have to check but I don’t think so what company do you use for it if I don’t have it?

The easiest to get is seachem Metroplex.

I use a pharmaceutical grade metronidazole from Fishman.

 

[Matt F]

The easiest to get is seachem Metroplex.

I use a pharmaceutical grade metronidazole from Fishman.

On Amazon I can get focus metro and kana for $20 how many would I need to get for a 20 gallon qt tank. And is getting the others worth it?

 

[Matt F]

So I found some of the Seachem metroplex can I put this in the tank with copper or should I stop copper. This is the second round of copper because looked like velvet was coming back copper is done on the 5th? which way is better just putting into the tank or into the food?

 

[Matt F]

So today the clown fish is looking better he only has a few darker spots on it they still have one more day in copper should I still do metro from seachem in the water or food. The only thing is I am using selcon in the food already.

 

[flagg37]

He does look a lot better.

 

[Matt F]

Today is the last day of copper I have some Marineland carbon filter should I run this tomorrow to get the copper out I will first wash it out really good before it goes into the tank?