Dusty patches on clownfish?

[4FordFamily]

Thanks to the great advice from everyone, she's doing significantly better. The patches are nearly gone!

Good news! Great job acting fast!

 

[TheEngineer]

She was looking completely better but now has fuzz on her second dorsal fin and tail. I’ve still been feeding the same medicated food blend. Wrong meds?

 

[Maritimer]

Right med, in Metroplex, but possibly wrong delivery.

Rather than using it in food, try setting up a QT and treating in-water. You can begin with an Acriflavin dip if you've got that, but using Metronidazole in the water is far more likely to affect a disease that's sitting on the fish's skin.

~Bruce

 

[TheEngineer]

I can do an acriflavin dip. I can probably get a QT up next week to treat her that way too.

 

[TheEngineer]

Just coming back with an update. I dipped her in Rally for 75 minuets on Tuesday. She immediately looked better! It is starting to come back now though (4 days later). How soon can I giver her another bath?

Before Dipping:

The Next Day:

 

[Cameron Wise]

Good! Just wondering, how big is the tank?

 

[TheEngineer]

Good! Just wondering, how big is the tank?

It’s a 50g cube. Going through an uber ugly stage.

 

[Maritimer]

Have you been treating with Metroplex in the tank? Preferably a QT?

~Bruce

 

[TheEngineer]

Have you been treating with Metroplex in the tank? Preferably a QT?

~Bruce

Not yet. I am putting the QT up tomorrow. Had to wait for “I like not sleeping in my car” reasons until tomorrow afternoon. Still feeding medicated food.

 

[TheEngineer]

Ok, she’s in QT with the first dose of metroplex in. The infection actually looks to be fading away on its own so I hope this gives it the last kick to get it cleared up. I’ll do another dose in a couple days and hope that does it.

Thanks again!

 

[TheEngineer]

Second dose of metroplex is in. She looks 100% clear of the fungus! Woot! I'm gonna keep her in here for another few days with the meds and then move her back home.