Hey I have a misbar maroon clownfish and she seems a bit lathargic and no appetite and is just laying there she swims once and a while but won't eat what can be cause if this?would it be safe to do a freshwater dip?
Clownfish sick?
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Any chance you can post a picture? How long have you had the clownfish? Did you QT it?
#Mods can we get this moved to the fish disease forum please?
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Are those white dots on the fish or the glass?Ok
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I hate to break it to you, but I believe that fish either has Velvet or Ich. Can you get a picture from the side?
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looks like it may have ich. I would get it in quarantine ASAP and start treatment with copper or CP. A freshwater dip may alleviate his symptoms and buy you time to get treatment started.
Do you have other fish with it? They will all need to be treated as well.
Do you have other fish with it? They will all need to be treated as well.
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Her mate and would hypo work?
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I'm not sure if it is ich or velvet, but I am pretty sure it is one of the two. Either way, the proper course of action is to get it into a hospital tank and prepare to treat it with copper. All the fish it shares the tank with will need to be treated.Ok
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Hypo might work if you think you can successfully pull it off. There are hypo resistant strains of ich. If this is velvet and not ich, hypo won't work.
Lets wait for either @Humblefish or @melypr1985 to weight in on which they think it is.
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https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/
here is a good writeup on how to quarantine. I always use an airstone and and HOB filter and heater.
Take your copper up slowly over a few days to avoid some of the bad side effects.
here is a good writeup on how to quarantine. I always use an airstone and and HOB filter and heater.
Take your copper up slowly over a few days to avoid some of the bad side effects.
I'm thinking it might be flukes; visible on the fish because of it's dark color. Compare to photo of flukes on a clownfish below. If you think the fish has flukes, do a FW dip to confirm:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/video-how-to-do-a-freshwater-dip.286639/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/video-how-to-do-a-freshwater-dip.286639/
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Did do a FW dip and a the spots kinda went away but she still looks stressed outI'm thinking it might be flukes; visible on the fish because of it's dark color. Compare to photo of flukes on a clownfish below. If you think the fish has flukes, do a FW dip to confirm:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/video-how-to-do-a-freshwater-dip.286639/
Did you see white stuff blowing area in the dip water (like in the video)? Or once settled, they would like this if the fish has flukes:
