Please Help

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

Two clowns. Fairly new tank running about 2 1/2 months. May have ich or velvet? Had flukes before but that doesn't seem to be the issue now. Used prazipro about a month ago and seemed to clear everything up. Parameters are normal. Did a water change yesterday after first seeing signs. My orange back fairy wrasse was dead this morning and fearing they are not far behind. Please Help!!!

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

I meant to mention. They are acting perfectly normal and eating great.

Roy 9121 · May 23, 2017

You are going to need to quartine them and treat with some kind of ich treatment. Copper Safe, or some of the others. But you can't do it in your tank with coral.

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

Roy 9121 said:
You are going to need to quartine them and treat with some kind of ich treatment. Copper Safe, or some of the others. But you can't do it in your tank with coral.

Definitely ich? Would I treat ich and velvet the same?

Roy 9121 · May 23, 2017

newreefnick said:
Definitely ich? Would I treat ich and velvet the same?

I believe the treatment for ich and velvet are the same.

blkhwkz · May 23, 2017

newreefnick said:
Definitely ich? Would I treat ich and velvet the same?

Treatment is the same, copper or CP. Fallow period is different, 6 weeks velvet, 11 weeks for ich.

Roy 9121 · May 23, 2017

blkhwkz said:
Treatment is the same, copper or CP. Fallow period is different, 6 weeks velvet, 11 weeks for ich.

Yes, i forgot the fallow period, sorry.

ngoodermuth · May 23, 2017

Read post #2 on emergency treatment of velvet.

Velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum)

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/Velvet-(Amyloodinium-ocellatum).217570/

HOWEVER, since brooklynella could be a possibility as well, I'd suggest using copper and metroplex in the QT, following the fw dip/chemical bath.

melypr1985 · May 23, 2017

That almost looks like brook to me, but two months should have been enough time for that to rear up.... that and velvet really. How long have you had these clowns and what was the last wet thing added to the tank?

ngoodermuth · May 23, 2017

Actually, looking at your photo again I am almost certain that is brook:

Brooklynella

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/Brooklynella.247938/

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

ngoodermuth said:
Actually, looking at your photo again I am almost certain that is brook:

Brooklynella

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/Brooklynella.247938/

The one smaller clown looks like it's been bleached almost. He has white spots but also his color has faded in like a few hour time span

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

newreefnick said:
The one smaller clown looks like it's been bleached almost. He has white spots but also his color has faded in like a few hour time span

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

newreefnick said:

The last fish was added the first week of April.

newreefnick · May 23, 2017

I added a few corals from reefapalooza 2 weeks ago. They were dipped prior to going in the tank. The clowns were added at the same time and they were the last fish added.

melypr1985 · May 23, 2017

OK, so this could certainly be brook and/or velvet. Following the treatment protocol that ngoodrmuth posted in this link https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/Velvet-(Amyloodinium-ocellatum).217570/ will treat both velvet and brook. Post #2.