HELP whats on my clownfish

[NANO NEMS]

Whata these dots in my Clown recently added a RBTA and she's going near it and around it alot since then these appeared on her

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Whata these dots in my Clown recently added a RBTA and she's going near it and around it alot since then these appeared on her

Generally, when clownfish have a reaction to stinging anemones or corals, it leaves black marks.
The pictures are a bit out of focus, but if there also spots on the fins, not just the body, this could be marine ich.

Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Whata these dots in my Clown recently added a RBTA and she's going near it and around it alot since then these appeared on her

Im seeing the black spots but also appears to ne ich. Please repost a couple of pics under white intensity only and assure glass surface is clean for pics.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Generally, when clownfish have a reaction to stinging anemones or corals, it leaves black marks.
The pictures are a bit out of focus, but if there also spots on the fins, not just the body, this could be marine ich.

Jay

May see ich. See if this expanded pic helps

 

[NANO NEMS]

Generally, when clownfish have a reaction to stinging anemones or corals, it leaves black marks.
The pictures are a bit out of focus, but if there also spots on the fins, not just the body, this could be marine ich.

Jay

Got ich x saltwater and some garlic to ad to mysis hope it goes well thank you.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Got ich x saltwater and some garlic to ad to mysis hope it goes well thank you.

That is not the way to treat ich...

 

[NANO NEMS]

Generally, when clownfish have a reaction to stinging anemones or corals, it leaves black marks.
The pictures are a bit out of focus, but if there also spots on the fins, not just the body, this could be marine ich.

Jay

Got ich x saltwater and some garlic to ad to mysis hope it goes well

That is not the way to treat ich...

Please elaborate then turn temp up feed heavy garlic and meds what else I don't have a quarantine and only 3 fish in my nano a yasha goby 2 clowns and a pistol shrimp.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Got ich x saltwater and some garlic to ad to mysis hope it goes well

Please elaborate then turn temp up feed heavy garlic and meds what else I don't have a quarantine and only 3 fish in my nano a yasha goby 2 clowns and a pistol shrimp.

Are there ANY spots on the other clownfish?
Ich is very contagious, so unless both fish show spots, it may not be ich.....

Turning the temperature up does not work for saltwater ich, it actually makes it worse. It does work on freshwater ich, but that is a different species.

Garlic has some limited benefit in controlling internal parasites, but also doesn't work for external parasites like this.

Ich X saltwater is a low dose formalin product. It works for Brooklynella, but not so much on marine ich.

Jay

 

[NANO NEMS]

Are there ANY spots on the other clownfish?
Ich is very contagious, so unless both fish show spots, it may not be ich.....

Turning the temperature up does not work for saltwater ich, it actually makes it worse. It does work on freshwater ich, but that is a different species.

Garlic has some limited benefit in controlling internal parasites, but also doesn't work for external parasites like this.

Ich X saltwater is a low dose formalin product. It works for Brooklynella, but not so much on marine ich.

Jay

thanks Jay i did order some ich X and garlic should be here Monday other clownfish is perfect and my yasha goby is as well everyone eating and swimming around params in check as well would you recommend starting with garlic and then wait to see before dosing ich or just go for it?

 

[Lavey29]

thanks Jay i did order some ich X and garlic should be here Monday other clownfish is perfect and my yasha goby is as well everyone eating and swimming around params in check as well would you recommend starting with garlic and then wait to see before dosing ich or just go for it?

You need to set up a QT tank to treat all fish and leave your primary tank fallow for 45 to 76 days depending on the final diagnosis. If that clown gets more cloudy appearance on the top half it is most likely brook and not ich.