Help 911!!!

Aquatic Impressions · Dec 23, 2018

Ok so for the past 4 hours my fish have been acting very strange and now these white almost clear looking spots have showed up on my one black occelaris clown and the other one is just staying in one spot both are breathing extremely heavy i tryed to get the best pics possible

NY_Caveman · Dec 23, 2018

#reefsquad any disease experts around?

Kudos · Dec 23, 2018

I would say it might be ich. My first thing would be to do a fresh water dip and put them in your QT tank with brand new salt water after the dip. And then watch closely to how the fish reacts.

Kudos · Dec 23, 2018

Also keep us posted with details to continue to help

Aquatic Impressions · Dec 23, 2018

What if i do not have a Qt tank. How much time do I have??

Kudos · Dec 23, 2018

They seem like they don't have alot of time. Do you have buckets you use for water changes?

Aquatic Impressions · Dec 23, 2018

How long should i leave the fish in fresh water??

Crabs McJones · Dec 23, 2018

We need more info. Parameters, stocking list. Did you quarantine any of your fish?

HotRocks · Dec 23, 2018

I suspect early stages of Brook based on what I can see.

It would be best to give these guys a 5min FW dip. Move them to QT. Post pics under light in the am. If you have Metroplex I'd dose that as soon as they are in the QT. They will need treated for 10 days following the dosing instructions.

Aquatic Impressions · Dec 23, 2018

Water parameters

Ph 8.0
Nitr 0
Nita 0
Ammo 0
Phos 0
Cal 400
Alk 9.9
Sal 1.023
Temp 80.7

Humblefish · Dec 23, 2018

HotRocks said:
It would be best to give these guys a 5min FW dip.

+1 And check for flukes while you're at it: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Aquatic Impressions · Dec 23, 2018

Yes i have buckets and a heatets and power heads can i throw a qt setup together to be ok untill morning when i can go get a actual QT setup

Kudos · Dec 23, 2018

Yeah I have done this before in a bucket. As long as the power heads aren't too powerful.

Kudos · Dec 23, 2018

Also humblefish has a great thread on how to do a tank transfer method to help cure things like ich if that's what it ends up being. I use it religiously and find it safer then using chemicals and has worked 100% of the time for me. Has kept every fish alive.

HotRocks · Dec 23, 2018

Kudos said:
Also humblefish has a great thread on how to do a tank transfer method to help cure things like ich if that's what it ends up being. I use it religiously and find it safer then using chemicals and has worked 100% of the time for me. Has kept every fish alive.

Just FYI. If it is Brook. TTM won't do much for it. Brook has a direct life cycle and the parasites can multiply while attached to the fish. So you can't run away from it with TTM.

If flukes are dislodged during FW dip a simple two round (5 days apart) Prazi treatment will usually cure it. As long as you don't come across a prazi resistant strain.

We don't often see ich on clowns. I'm not saying it's impossible. But less likely than Brook/flukes.

Humblefish · Dec 23, 2018

^^ Agree. TTM only works for ich.

Aquatic Impressions · Dec 23, 2018

Ok so update for everyone I did a fresh water dip last night have them in QT and are acting and lookinh like nothing ever happend thank you all for the help. Merry Christmas

HotRocks · Dec 23, 2018

Aquatic Impressions said:
Ok so update for everyone I did a fresh water dip last night have them in QT and are acting and lookinh like nothing ever happend thank you all for the help. Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas. Keep a close eye on them if it is Brook the FW dip will have removed a lot of the parasites and provide relief. Could still have an active affliction if goes untreated and come roaring back.

vetteguy53081 · Dec 23, 2018

Brooknella or a form of cyst parasite. Water change is first defense, increase in oxygen ( as simple as a small pump and air stone) and assure water temp is 77-70 and not warmer .
PraziPro would be an effective treatment.