Clownfish dying!!

[Brocksreef117]

Does any one know what’s wrong with my clownfish he’s starting to develop darkish grey Markings started on the base of his fin now he has the same thing on his lip and his tail is this a parasite or infection ?

 

[Dark_Knightt]

I would assume it is brooklynella, dead skin cells. I would quarantine the fish right way and begin treating the brooklynella.

 

[ScubaFish802]

Do you happen to have any pictures?

 

[Brocksreef117]

I would assume it is brooklynella, dead skin cells. I would quarantine the fish right way and begin treating the brooklynella.

I’ll post some pics I don’t think it’s brook but it very well could be what do you think

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That doesn’t appear to be Brooklynella, more likely a bacterial infection.
Jay

 

[Brocksreef117]

That doesn’t appear to be Brooklynella, more likely a bacterial infection.
Jay

Will feeding kanaplex + metroplex +focus heal a external bacteria infection I don’t have a qt tank any way I can solve without qt

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Will feeding kanaplex + metroplex +focus heal a external bacteria infection I don’t have a qt tank any way I can solve without qt

That *might* work, but really, that particular treatment regimen has a ton of issues regarding getting the correct dose; you really don't know how much medication is in the food. The aquaculture dose is 50 mg of Kanamycin per kg of fish weight per day...and the Focus treatment just doesn't give you those numbers. Luckily Kanamycin has a broad dose range, plus or minus 50% (grin).

Jay

 

[Brocksreef117]

Dang well

That *might* work, but really, that particular treatment regimen has a ton of issues regarding getting the correct dose; you really don't know how much medication is in the food. The aquaculture dose is 50 mg of Kanamycin per kg of fish weight per day...and the Focus treatment just doesn't give you those numbers. Luckily Kanamycin has a broad dose range, plus or minus 50% (grin).

Jay

I’m on day 5 of treatment and they aren’t looking any better i don’t know what to do

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Dang well

I’m on day 5 of treatment and they aren’t looking any better i don’t know what to do

Yeah, that's a tough one - without a treatment tank you are very limited to what bath treatments you can use. In most instances, if a treatment is going to work, you'll see the fish's condition stabilize by the fifth day and some improvement seen by day seven at the very worst case.

Jay

 

[Brocksreef117]

Yeah, that's a tough one - without a treatment tank you are very limited to what bath treatments you can use. In most instances, if a treatment is going to work, you'll see the fish's condition stabilize by the fifth day and some improvement seen by day seven at the very worst case.

Jay

Thanks do you know a cheap qt method and do I need to let the qt tank cycle

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

A small 10 gallon tank and a heater and hang on back filter for a start. The trouble, as you mention, is the biological cycle. If you don't keep the ammonia down, no cure is going to work. There are "bacteria in a bottle" products, but not all of them work, and those that do, don't work all the time. Do you have established live rock, filter media or sand that you can transfer over to the QT? I often jump start a cycle that way.

Jay

 

[Brocksreef117]

A small 10 gallon tank and a heater and hang on back filter for a start. The trouble, as you mention, is the biological cycle. If you don't keep the ammonia down, no cure is going to work. There are "bacteria in a bottle" products, but not all of them work, and those that do, don't work all the time. Do you have established live rock, filter media or sand that you can transfer over to the QT? I often jump start a cycle that way.

Jay

Maybe if I do a waterchange and put the water in the qt would that work to jump start the cycle

 

[Brocksreef117]

Maybe if I do a waterchange and put the water in the qt would that work to jump start the cycle

And how many days should I feed the meds I’ve heard 10 days max is that true

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Your tank water has very little beneficial bacteria, most of it grows on surfaces. I don’t know the specific time frame for your meds, but 7 days is typical, and few are dosed longer than 10 days.
Jay

 

[Mooses]

You have a friend with some extra live rock, or LFS with live rock?

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Ik im a bit late but like @Jay Hemdal said, its looks like a bacterial infection. First step would be QT, next medications. One thing you could try is raise the water temperature, maybe like 83 degrees but i would only recommend this in a QT