Clownfish has a powdery dust

[ulicest]

Hi I’m new to saltwater aquariums and I’ve had these two clownfish for a month they were doing good but I noticed a couple days ago that they where breathing fast and I noticed this white patch on one of them does anyone know what this could be.

 

[Lavey29]

If it looks like they are covered in a powdery dust then it's probably brook also known as clownfish disease. Very hard to treat and fish usually succumb rapidly.

 

[Dbichler]

Can’t see through the blue take a pic under whites only. Breathing fast and powdery usually means velvet and you need to act fast though.

 

[ulicest]

Can’t see through the blue take a pic under whites only. Breathing fast and powdery usually means velvet and you need to act fast though.

That’s what it looks like with the whites

 

[Red_Beard]

I am no expert on disease identification, but if it is brook, treat it ASAP. Mine(clowns) started looking like that, I ordered some rally pro and one died before the meds showed up, lost another 2 a day or so later. Saved the last one though.

 

[ulicest]

I ordered prazipro is that the same thing ?

 

[noobreefer2]

I used this "chart" when asking questions about fish, it might help the experts:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...sease-treatment-and-diagnosis-section.775547/


Also here is something that might be helpful to you:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/clown-with-bacteria-infection.750994/#post-7866063

 

[Lavey29]

I ordered prazipro is that the same thing ?

No won't work with brook

 

[ulicest]

No won't work with brook

What medication would work with brook ?

 

[Lavey29]

What medication would work

What medication would work with brook ?

Something with formulin in it. Google how to treat brook disease in fish. Once it sets in fish are usually dead in 48 hours or less.

 

[Tamberav]

What medication would work with brook ?

Formalin, you can also do 3% hydrogen peroxide + tank water dip (1.25ml per cup) dip for 30 min then move them to a clean new quarantine tank. This will give them more immediate relief.

Other fish may also get infected but clowns and damsels usually show it first. Any fish besides the clowns?

Don't add more fish right away if your fish die... tank needs to go fallow (fishless) for 6 weeks to rid the tank of parasites.

Fish in this hobby are full of disease and often get sick in new tanks. It is a huge annoying barrier to new people in this hobby.

 

[Dbichler]

That’s what it looks like with the whites

That looks like Brook

 

[noobreefer2]

How is this going?