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Sorry I can't be of any help with diseases. Hopefully someone will chime in. They will likely want to know if you've added anything recently and what else is in the tank with it. Are any of the other fish showing any signs of distress?
Lesions that large can be lymphocytosis but I almost always see that on the fins. It also does not seem to stress the fish either.
With the progression being pretty quick I would worry about velvet. Without a QT (even a cheap 10 gallon/heater/HOB filter would be ok) I'm not sure what you can do. Let's see if we can get our resident infectious disease experts to chime in.
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With the progression being pretty quick I would worry about velvet. Without a QT (even a cheap 10 gallon/heater/HOB filter would be ok) I'm not sure what you can do. Let's see if we can get our resident infectious disease experts to chime in.
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How recently were the clowns added?
Anything new recently? Fish/invert/coral?
It could possibly be ich, the spots look a little too large to be velvet, but the fact you mention it not doing well leaves me suspect.
Flukes is a possibility as well here.
A 5 min FW dip would determine if you can rule out flukes.
The clowns have been in the tank for about 7 months. Nothing has been added since putting in coral beauty. Well since posting this it now seems to be laying up next to/underneath a rock not moving. I can see it breathing but it’s not swimming at all.
I would do a 5 min FW dip to see if anything drops off: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/
He may not survive the FW dip, but it sounds like you have nothing to lose at this point by trying.
Post FW dip, I would perform a 90 min acriflavine/Ruby Reef Rally bath: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/acriflavine.282887/
Or MB as that will aid with his breathing: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/methylene-blue.257467/
He ultimately needs to be placed in a QT for further observation.
Or MB as that will aid with his breathing: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/methylene-blue.257467/
He ultimately needs to be placed in a QT for further observation.
