Please help

leonsdad · Mar 11, 2023

I could b tripping over nothing but I feel like 1 of my clowns is breathing fast/something’s up with it took a vid thanks this is my first time posting to btw so thanks in advance

fishguy242 · Mar 11, 2023

welcome to the reef
the more info the better will help

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reef_1 · Mar 11, 2023

leonsdad said:
I could b tripping over nothing but I feel like 1 of my clowns is breathing fast/something’s up with it took a vid thanks this is my first time posting to btw so thanks in advance

Looks fast to me and is there something on the right gill?

leonsdad · Mar 13, 2023

Hey guys thanks for the help still don’t know what’s wrong the lps I got it from said nothings wrong n they are probably spawning idk tho she’s been acting a lot less active and hasnt been eating the last 2-3 days I also just noticed today some white stringy poop today he’s another vid from today I also don’t know what’s wrong bc she is still alive and I noticed the “fast” breathing a few days ago now I’m noticing she’s not going after the food and she usually is the first to get it

leonsdad · Mar 13, 2023

Another video of me trnna feed

fishguy242 · Mar 13, 2023

sorry i cannot see video
#fishmedic

Sharkbait19 · Mar 13, 2023

Would you be able to link the videos through YouTube?
White poop can come from feeding mysis shrimp.

Idech · Mar 13, 2023

I can see the videos but I’m not an expert (download it and it will show up). Your fish is breathing really fast for sure.

Jay Hemdal · Mar 13, 2023

The mocha clown is breathing too fast and isn’t really eating. There are a few common causes of this, but without a full history in the fish and water chemistry info I can’t say what it might be….
First thing to do is add an air stone to the tank, or increase the aeration, see if that improves the breathing rate.
Do you have a treatment tank you can use?
Jay

leonsdad · Mar 13, 2023

fishguy242 said:
sorry i cannot see video
#fishmedic

Sharkbait19 said:
Would you be able to link the videos through YouTube?
White poop can come from feeding mysis shrimp.

Jay Hemdal said:
The mocha clown is breathing too fast and isn’t really eating. There are a few common causes of this, but without a full history in the fish and water chemistry info I can’t say what it might be….
First thing to do is add an air stone to the tank, or increase the aeration, see if that improves the breathing rate.
Do you have a treatment tank you can use?
Jay

yes I have a quarantine tank n I havnt had problems with aeration do u think it’s flukes I don’t know what to do do u think the large clown with b ok or is it an emergency

Saltwater2370 · Mar 13, 2023

How many clownfish do you have? We have had a group before or 2 pairs and 1 usually gets beat up by them which caused heavy breathing and battered fins. We separated the two pairs and the one healed up perfectly fine and is really healthy now. Not sure if that’s what happened but in my experience it did.

Jay Hemdal · Mar 13, 2023

leonsdad said:
yes I have a quarantine tank n I havnt had problems with aeration do u think it’s flukes I don’t know what to do do u think the large clown with b ok or is it an emergency

The odd thing here is the other clown seems relatively healthy, if it were flukes or other parasites, I’d expect both to show symptoms.
You can treat Prazipro in your display for flukes.
Try the aeration overnight and go from there I think.
Jay

leonsdad · Mar 13, 2023

Saltwater2370 said:
How many clownfish do you have? We have had a group before or 2 pairs and 1 usually gets beat up by them which caused heavy breathing and battered fins. We separated the two pairs and the one healed up perfectly fine and is really healthy now. Not sure if that’s what happened but in my experience it did.

I have 2 clowns 1 I had for a while alone then I mated it with a small male and they instantly became homies and the 1 that’s having breathing troubles is the large dominant female

leonsdad · Mar 13, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
The odd thing here is the other clown seems relatively healthy, if it were flukes or other parasites, I’d expect both to show symptoms.
You can treat Prazipro in your display for flukes.
Try the aeration overnight and go from there I think.
Jay

Ok I just put a air stone in the tank hopefully that’s helps it’s super confusing because the large clown was very healthy for a really long time and had Eric but I quarantine the whole tank and got rid of it from the system and it’s been super healthy ever cents so it’s weird that it’s breathing heavy but doesn’t have any discoloration in there or messed up scales

leonsdad · Mar 14, 2023

leonsdad said:
Ok I just put a air stone in the tank hopefully that’s helps it’s super confusing because the large clown was very healthy for a really long time and had Eric but I quarantine the whole tank and got rid of it from the system and it’s been super healthy ever cents so it’s weird that it’s breathing heavy but doesn’t have any discoloration in there or messed up scales

Update I don’t think the stone changed much took another vid still not Eating seems a lil more active idk tho

Jay Hemdal · Mar 14, 2023

I was hoping the air stone would help as that is the easiest thing to try.

Next step would be prazipro in you display tank for flukes, or moving this clown to a treatment tank and try coppersafe on it. Neither of those are a sure thing, since the fish is showing such non-descript symptoms that it isn't clear which direction to go with this....

Jay

leonsdad · Mar 21, 2023

Hey guys update I did a dip n started prozipro in my DT his symptoms are more visible now tho still all the other 1s but now his color fades/seems to have some problems near gills please lmk if ur able to help diagnose now that there are visual symptoms took some updated videos

Jay Hemdal · Mar 21, 2023

leonsdad said:
Hey guys update I did a dip n started prozipro in my DT his symptoms are more visible now tho still all the other 1s but now his color fades/seems to have some problems near gills please lmk if ur able to help diagnose now that there are visual symptoms took some updated videos

How long ago did you dose the Prazipro? Like I said, this could go either way - prazi or copper. If the prazi was dosed a few days ago, it should have worked by now. That means a copper treatment in a quarantine tank would be the next thing to try.
Jay

leonsdad · Mar 21, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
How long ago did you dose the Prazipro? Like I said, this could go either way - prazi or copper. If the prazi was dosed a few days ago, it should have worked by now. That means a copper treatment in a quarantine tank would be the next thing to try.
Jay

He didn’t make it I was slow in treatment at least Ik how to go about it if it happens again anyone got a list of stuff to keep on hand for other situations like this