I think something bad is happening

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Good morning everyone.

During the night, the female clown has taken a breathtaking turn for the worst. I don't suspect her to survive the day.

I feel completely rotten. I don't even know if I want this tank anymore. I don't know what to do next.

As terrible as the outcome is likely to be, I wanted to thank all of you guys especially @Jay Hemdal for all the help and support along the way

Wow - each video seems to show a different issue! See the mucus on the fins in this one? That could indicate Brooklynella. Copper won't help with that. Still, there is always difficulty in remotely diagnosing diseases....

I wonder if a 5 minute freshwater dip might be something to try? If it is a protozoan, it may buy you some time. It won't cure the fish, and if the fish is really weak, it will hasten its demise, but at this point, I don't see any other otion. Have you ever done a FW dip?

Jay

 

[Brice|F4llen]

Wow - each video seems to show a different issue! See the mucus on the fins in this one? That could indicate Brooklynella. Copper won't help with that. Still, there is always difficulty in remotely diagnosing diseases....

I wonder if a 5 minute freshwater dip might be something to try? If it is a protozoan, it may buy you some time. It won't cure the fish, and if the fish is really weak, it will hasten its demise, but at this point, I don't see any other otion. Have you ever done a FW dip?

Jay

Yes. The female clown had a FW dip Saturday evening and then another one yesterday evening. I dipped her last night in anticipation of taking off work and rushing out to buy what I needed to prepare a hospital tank. But she went from barely anything visible to completely distressed overnight after the dip.

She's currently laying on the sandbed in the corner of the tank. I don't suspect she will survive more than a few more hours, let alone another dip or any medication.

The progression of whatever is impacting my fish was nothing short of meteoric. The RG and female clown won't have survived more than 24h after noticing hazy/speckles. I also just noticed my Goby on the floor... No idea how he made it through the net top (I use 1/4"), but it looks like whatever is happening is going to wipe out the tank

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry to hear - protozoans replicate so quickly, that there is often only a day or two between the onset of symptoms and fish loss. The trouble in this case was as I described - it seemed that the symptoms changed/developed over time.

Jay