Need some help.....

[sante21079]

Ok crew..... My clownfish has some funk behind his fins. Any idea what it might be? Also, the Blue tang has some bumps on him. They aren't ich, thinking maybe flukes. This is in my FOWLR, so I can dose the tank if need be.


A little back story. Clowns came from sustainable aquatics and went directly into the tank.... (no idea)
Blue tang and Clown trigger came from Dr Reef quarantined fish..... (copper and praziquantel)
Powder blue came from someone local who quarantined it.... (non copper QT)

 

[sante21079]

screenshot of the issue

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry, I can’t get the video to play. I can’t 100% rule out ich on the clownfish.

Is the powder blue showing anything? That species is always one of the first to break with ich.

While it could be flukes, those are usually invisible. You diagnose them through behavior (scratching and flashing) as well as by giving the fish a diagnostic freshwater dip and looking at the settled water under a microscope.

Can you try for some better pictures?

Two options at this point: treat with prazipro for flukes. Or run the whole tank at low salinity which will treat for flukes and ich.

Jay

 

[sante21079]

Thanks jay. I’ll try to get some better pictures. Powder blue is clear, the hippo tang is the only one showing any consistent scratching and flashing. I am removing copper power from my display (FOWLR). It’s down to 1.1 and I’ve added cuprisorb and will be doing decent water change too.
Is it safe to use prazi and metro?

Sorry, I can’t get the video to play. I can’t 100% rule out ich on the clownfish.

Is the powder blue showing anything? That species is always one of the first to break with ich.

While it could be flukes, those are usually invisible. You diagnose them through behavior (scratching and flashing) as well as by giving the fish a diagnostic freshwater dip and looking at the settled water under a microscope.

Can you try for some better pictures?

Two options at this point: treat with prazipro for flukes. Or run the whole tank at low salinity which will treat for flukes and ich.

Jay

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thanks jay. I’ll try to get some better pictures. Powder blue is clear, the hippo tang is the only one showing any consistent scratching and flashing. I am removing copper power from my display (FOWLR). It’s down to 1.1 and I’ve added cuprisorb and will be doing decent water change too.
Is it safe to use prazi and metro?

Yes - prazi and metro can be used together if the dose is correct General Cure for example.

Jay