Clownfish not doing well. Disease ID needed

[Mr. Charlie]

Not doing well, swimming erratically ,breathing heavy. She has this discoloration along her back. The male died.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not doing well, swimming erratically ,breathing heavy. She has this discoloration along her back. The male died.

Ouch- looks like either post parasite hence the little holes or brooklynella which is a typical clown disease .
Fir temporary relief, you can give it a 5minute freshwater dip. Formalin is an effective cure and can be found in the form of ruby rally reef or more effective- API quick cure
Give the fish a 90 min bath with formalin daily for 5 days.
Assure dip and bath are same temperature as display tank

 

[Mr. Charlie]

The holes are the natural coloration of the fish, it’s a “Frostbite”

 

[Mjrenz]

That’s does look a lot like it could be brooklynella

Brooklynella

Brooklynella hostilis What You Need To Know: * This is most often seen in clownfish, but it can afflict any fish. The fish’s skin will appear to be peeling or sloughing off, oftentimes causing excessive white mucous to form around the affected area(s). * Treatment of choice is a 45 minute...

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[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Not doing well, swimming erratically ,breathing heavy. She has this discoloration along her back. The male died.

I’ve seen half a dozen cases like this, one just last week. Always a white clown that has large pink areas. I don’t know what it is. Until I can get one to necropsy, I can only guess; it seems below the skin level so I would have to say internal bacterial infection that is made visible due to the translucent skin of the white clownfish….
Of course, guessing doesn’t help your fish though!
Jay

 

[Mr. Charlie]

I’ve seen half a dozen cases like this, one just last week. Always a white clown that has large pink areas. I don’t know what it is. Until I can get one to necropsy, I can only guess; it seems below the skin level so I would have to say internal bacterial infection that is made visible due to the translucent skin of the white clownfish….
Of course, guessing doesn’t help your fish though!
Jay

Unfortunately she didn’t make it. The areas were definitely pink in color, I suppose it not being Brooklynella is good news. …
I had the pair for about 2 weeks and got them direct from Sustainable Aquatics. They seemed fine until they weren’t___

 

[ashtonp]

Hey Mr. Charlie, I just had this exact same thing happen to my pair. Did you find out the root cause of the issue? I want to find out before adding any more fish to my display.

Here's a pic and video of what mine looked like.