My female clownfish not feeling well

Ewelina · Aug 11, 2018

This little girl seems to be not feeling well. Has bulgy eyes and some white spots that stick out on her gills. Doesnt seem very hungry as she usually did. What could that be? What to do now? I have a reef tank and parameters seems ok. Tia

KJ · Aug 11, 2018

@Humblefish @4FordFamily @Brew12 @HotRocks @Big G

Crabs McJones · Aug 11, 2018

Infection of some type. The pros will chime in soon with a definitive answer and solution for you

HotRocks · Aug 11, 2018

Could be the start of a bacterial infection.

Looks very much like flukes. I would recommend a 5min FW dip to determine if you are dealing with flukes or not.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

If you don't get any flukes that come off the fish in the dip, I would move the fish to a QT and start Kanaplex, metroplex, and Furan-2.

Humblefish · Aug 11, 2018

Crabs Mcjones said:
Infection of some type. The pros will chime in soon with a definitive answer and solution for you

Most likely

@Ewelina Are both eyes bulgy? Are they clear or cloudy?

Ewelina · Aug 11, 2018

Humblefish said:
Most likely

@Ewelina Are both eyes bulgy? Are they clear or cloudy?

They seem to be clear, and yes, both of them are bulgy. White spots on her left gill.

Ewelina · Aug 11, 2018

HotRocks said:
Could be the start of a bacterial infection.

Looks very much like flukes. I would recommend a 5min FW dip to determine if you are dealing with flukes or not.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

If you don't get any flukes that come off the fish in the dip, I would move the fish to a QT and start Kanaplex, metroplex, and Furan-2.

I'm assuming I shouldn't have any fish in qt then? I have 2 new fish under observation as well as fire shrimp there. Should I move them all?

HotRocks · Aug 11, 2018

If it's flukes you can treat DT with prazipro.

If you need antibiotics, then the fish would need a separate QT to be treated in. I wouldn't treat the others with ABX when not necessary due to resistance etc.

Humblefish · Aug 11, 2018

Ewelina said:
I'm assuming I shouldn't have any fish in qt then? I have 2 new fish under observation as well as fire shrimp there. Should I move them all?

If you already have fish + a shrimp in QT, I wouldn't cross contaminate THEM by adding this clownfish.

You will need a separate QT to treat/isolate this clownfish.

Ewelina · Aug 11, 2018

Ok, going to petsmart. I wonder if they'll have something for it

4FordFamily · Aug 11, 2018

Hard to tell the cause but an infection is likely. What was the result of the dip?

Ewelina · Aug 11, 2018

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4FordFamily said:
Hard to tell the cause but an infection is likely. What was the result of the dip?

ILl do it tomorrow. I tried to catch her today, but she doesnt even want to come for food. She doesnt really feel well, and I saw it about a week ago. But I didn't see any spots on her and she started eating again. Hopefully tomorrow shell swim away from LR

Ewelina · Aug 12, 2018

I cant catch her. Shes too smart and hides away very well. I went to petco to get something ( supposedly natural) for parasites cause it was too late for LFS and noone carries prazipro. I hope this helps...

Ewelina · Aug 14, 2018

A little update:
I started dosing Microbe-lift Herbrana (only thing they has at petco) on Sunday. The fish seems to be feeling better! I dont see any spots on her body anymore (yesterday she had two dots by her dorsal fin, but they're gone now! She even swims now to the front of the tank, like she used to. She seems to have some injury, though, by her gills, where the parasites were spotted at first. Do I need to take care of it too? Is it gonna heal by itself? I'm being hopeful for this fishie. Thanks again for all your help and support!