PLEASE HELP

[cowboyC]

I’m fairly new I bought two clown fish from a wack fish store and I’m thinking they came sick so they’d both died but now my damsels are showing white spots on the fins and I’m not sure if it’s lympho or ich or velvet can someone please help me here are some pictures

 

[Dom]

Yes, if your existing fish were fine until you added the new fish, then yes; it is likely you've introduced disease to the tank.

Try not to let impatience get the best of you.

@vetteguy53081
@Jay Hemdal

 

[crazyfishmom]

#fishmedic

Sorry this is happening. Someone should be around shortly that can help diagnose. Is that damsel missing a piece of its fin? Sorry, not super familiar with dominos. Looks a little rough though.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hello, welcome to Reef2Reef!

That does look like Lymphocystis on the damselfish. That is a virus diseases that will go away by itself in a month or so, but it may look worse before it gets better.

Velvet would cause very rapid breathing.

I can't tell you why the clownfish died, but it may have been aggression from the damselfish, damselfish are hardy, but very mean.

Jay

 

[cowboyC]

Hello, welcome to Reef2Reef!

That does look like Lymphocystis on the damselfish. That is a virus diseases that will go away by itself in a month or so, but it may look worse before it gets better.

Velvet would cause very rapid breathing.

I can't tell you why the clownfish died, but it may have been aggression from the damselfish, damselfish are hardy, but very mean.

Jay

Okay, thank you for easing my worries.

 

[MnFish1]

Hello, welcome to Reef2Reef!

That does look like Lymphocystis on the damselfish. That is a virus diseases that will go away by itself in a month or so, but it may look worse before it gets better.

Velvet would cause very rapid breathing.

I can't tell you why the clownfish died, but it may have been aggression from the damselfish, damselfish are hardy, but very mean.

Jay

@Jay Hemdal Do you see some smaller white spots on the body on the black just in front of the dorsal fin? To the OP - did you QT/treat your fish with medication? Agree there is lymphocystis

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@Jay Hemdal Do you see some smaller white spots on the body on the black just in front of the dorsal fin? To the OP - did you QT/treat your fish with medication? Agree there is lymphocystis

I see those, but just figured they were missing/dislodged scales? They seem too diffuse to be ich, but the photos are pretty fuzzy.

 

[Cycleguy0623]

With the fin damage on top it looks like the clowns may have been beating him up.

 

[cowboyC]

@Jay Hemdal Do you see some smaller white spots on the body on the black just in front of the dorsal fin? To the OP - did you QT/treat your fish with medication? Agree there is lymphocystis

 

[vetteguy53081]

I see Lympho all the way and with good diet and water quality, the substance which is viral and not parasitic will fall off on its own