HELP!

riosouza · Nov 30, 2019

Hey guys my poor clownfish get my quarantine tank he's getting pretty sick. He arrived about 10 days ago, however wasn't until three days ago he started to look sick and a spot showed up on the back of his head. I dipped him in freshwater for 3 minutes and piece of his skin fell off showing very raw flesh. Today he showed a very raw flesh on his tail. I am treating him with Kanaplex and paraguard from seachem half dose.
I don't think he can make few more days without proper treatment.
I will appreciate any help

CasaReefer · Nov 30, 2019

@ReefSquad

The Aquatic Arsenal · Nov 30, 2019

Is it still eating?

Retro Reefer · Nov 30, 2019

Poor thing.. I’m not much on fish problems, let’s see if we can get some more eye’s on this..

#reefsquad

riosouza · Nov 30, 2019

The Aquatic Arsenal said:
Is it still eating?

Yesterday he did eat some frozen brine, but nothing today.

LAReefer4Life · Nov 30, 2019

Sorry that you're dealing with this! Many cases like these are often the result of bacterial infections as the tissues are literally eaten way around the edges of a lesion. You'll need to try a more broad spectrum treatment first that covers a wider range such as API E.M. Erythromycin that helps with open lesions and swelling in conjunction with kanaplex + neoplex. In addition, I would give 90 minute melaflix + pimafix - or - Methylene Blue bath every other day.

The Aquatic Arsenal · Nov 30, 2019

riosouza said:
Yesterday he did eat some frozen brine, but nothing today.

You will really need to find a way to get it to eat. Try anything you can find.

riosouza · Nov 30, 2019

Thanks, I will try some brine again....
Should I raise the temperature to 80?
I know some folks lower it to deal with some parasites. But for years I had fresh water tank and higher temps helps the fish to recovery and improve their health.
Thanks again!

DLHDesign · Nov 30, 2019

No; keep the temps lower. Higher temps increase metabolic activity, which causes things like bacteria to grow faster. You want to slow everything down as much as possible, so lower temps (within reason - around 75F or so) is better.

GoldeneyeRet · Nov 30, 2019

Skin peeling is a classic description of brook, but this looks more bacterial to me

I would use metro, kannaplex and furan 2, the trifecta as its called. That would cover both.

ahiggins · Nov 30, 2019

The Aquatic Arsenal said:
You will really need to find a way to get it to eat. Try anything you can find.

Favorite of mine is fish eggs (the ones still attached to the pouch), I’ve never had fish refuse these. Good luck, poor little fish

riosouza · Dec 1, 2019

The poor little guy went to rest today after many long battle.
Thank you guys for your stepping in trying to help.
Shipped fish during the winter is definitely a big NO NO, at least for me. Learned my lesson.

The Aquatic Arsenal · Dec 1, 2019

riosouza said:
The poor little guy went to rest today after many long battle.
Thank you guys for your stepping in trying to help.
Shipped fish during the winter is definitely a big NO NO, at least for me. Learned my lesson.

I am so sorry you couldn't save him.

Reefnman2 · Dec 1, 2019

riosouza said:
The poor little guy went to rest today after many long battle.
Thank you guys for your stepping in trying to help.
Shipped fish during the winter is definitely a big NO NO, at least for me. Learned my lesson.

That's a bummer, sorry! Always stinks when we lose one of our tank mates.