clown help fast

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

This is my second post on this subjected so I lost my first pair and now my black ice is doing the same thing thay quit eating and swimming thay stay in one spot then thay move to the dark place in my tank witch is a cave and stay there till they die there fine actula look really good then suddenly go down hill fast I have seen this time that b outh my clowns have white poo so I'm thinking its a internal parasite I am looking to dose the tank I don't have a qt I did do a fresh water dip did nothing did a water change two days ago I looking at ruby reef rally or prazi pro plz help

steve&mari · Jan 22, 2016

It's not my special area of knowledge but I believe it's parasite and prazi is the treatment. @Humblefish @melypr1985 hopefully they'll chime in and give a detailed answer and information.

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

and OTE="steve&mari, post: 2695395, member: 14910"]It's not my special area of knowledge but I believe it's parasite and prazi is the treatment. @Humblefish @melypr1985 hopefully they'll chime in and give a detailed answer and information.[/QUOTE]Thank you so much

Duke4Life · Jan 22, 2016

If parasite Prazipro can be added directly to your DT, be sure to turn off skimmer if you have 1. Have successfully done myself. Need to include sump volume (if you have 1) when calculating dosage.

Humblefish · Jan 22, 2016

Just to confirm, when you did the FW dip you didn't see any white specks come off the fish?

steve&mari · Jan 22, 2016

Humblefish said:
Just to confirm, when you did the FW dip you didn't see any white specks come off the fish?

Thank you @Humblefish for jumping in buddy.

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

Humblefish said:
Just to confirm, when you did the FW dip you didn't see any white specks come off the fish?

No nothing came off I did it for 2 minutes

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

Brandon Donaldson said:
and OTE="steve&mari, post: 2695395, member: 14910"]It's not my special area of knowledge but I believe it's parasite and prazi is the treatment. @Humblefish @melypr1985 hopefully they'll chime in and give a detailed answer and information.

Thank you so much[/QUOTE]
Thank you and yes I have a sump

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

My black ice clown also has a sunken belly were be for he was fat like really really fat

Humblefish · Jan 22, 2016

Brandon Donaldson said:
No nothing came off I did it for 2 minutes

Unfortunately 2 minutes is not long enough to confirm flukes. It can take 3-4 mins for them to dislodge and start coming out of the fish.

Brandon Donaldson said:
My black ice clown also has a sunken belly were be for he was fat like really really fat

This suggests an internal parasite is in play. Do you see any white stringy poop coming out of him? That is another symptom.

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

Yes and

Humblefish said:
Unfortunately 2 minutes is not long enough to confirm flukes. It can take 3-4 mins for them to dislodge and start coming out of the fish.

This suggests an internal parasite is in play. Do you see any white stringy poop coming out of him? That is another symptom.

Yes and out of my new clown aswell but not out of my other fish just my clown fish

Duke4Life · Jan 22, 2016

Get Prazipro, this stuff works fairly quickly.

Humblefish · Jan 22, 2016

Duke4Life said:
Get Prazipro, this stuff works fairly quickly.

+1 And it is reef safe. If prazi doesn't work, you might need to soak his food in metronidazole. But this is usually only needed for prazi resistant strains of intestinal worms, which are rare.

melypr1985 · Jan 22, 2016

I was at work today and missed out! looks like you guys have it handled. Good luck with your clown! Let us know how it goes.

Steve Dillon · Jan 22, 2016

Your in good hands @Humblefish and @ melypr1985 helped me a great deal when I got ich..

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 22, 2016

Thank you to evry body for the help i will ket you know how it gos I am off tomorrow and headed strategy to my lfs if thay don't have it I will ordered it online what are some tips for ich I dont have it but I know it one of those things I probably will battle one day

melypr1985 · Jan 22, 2016

Brandon Donaldson said:
Thank you to evry body for the help i will ket you know how it gos I am off tomorrow and headed strategy to my lfs if thay don't have it I will ordered it online what are some tips for ich I dont have it but I know it one of those things I probably will battle one day

I have two tips/advice

1. Dont panic if it shows up!! It's gunna be ok
2. This should really be #1.... QT everything so you dont get it in your DT.

Check out sticky in this forum titled "understanding ich" and that will give you a good head start and understanding of it before you encounter it. Be sure to ask any questions it leaves you with and we are more than happy to answer them.

Brandon Donaldson · Jan 23, 2016

Just an update I have bought the prazi pro ill will keep y'all posted sadly my black ice has passed away

melypr1985 · Jan 23, 2016

Brandon Donaldson said:
Just an update I have bought the prazi pro ill will keep y'all posted sadly my black ice has passed away

I'm sorry for your loss.

Please do keep us informed.

Humblefish · Jan 24, 2016

Sorry for your loss. Keep a close eye on your other fish, as it's unusual for a fish to die from internal parasites (so long as the fish is well fed.) I know a lady who had a clownfish with intestinal worms for 9 years before she finally got around to treating it.