Possible Brooklynella?

[mmmmmmm]

Does this look like possibly brook on my clown and cherub angel? The other cherub angel had it a couple weeks ago but has seemed to gotten over it. Now the other angel and clownfish have the same symptoms. They are still eating and swimming fine.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Does this look like possibly brook on my clown and cherub angel? The other cherub angel had it a couple weeks ago but has seemed to gotten over it. Now the other angel and clownfish have the same symptoms. They are still eating and swimming fine.

I see total coverage on body with dots suggesting ich opposed to brook. With brook, besides lesions, you will see increased breathing rate, sloppy swim pattern, loss of appetite and hiding as examples.
Treatment for ich will require separate tank and treatment using coppersafe at treatment level 2.25 monitored by a reliable copper test kit such as Hanna brand and adding aeration and monitoring ammonia level for a full 30 days. Other fish will have been exposed and should also be treated.
Leave display tank without fish (coral and inverts can remain) for 6-8 weeks. The other angel also shows these spots

 

[mmmmmmm]

Is it too late to do TTM or hybrid TTM?

 

[Jekyl]

Is it too late to do TTM or hybrid TTM?

Here is the site recommended quarantine procedure.

Current Quarantine Protocol

2024 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed, proactive quarantine process can effectively eliminate these...

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[Largeangels]

Hard to tell but from pics it looks more like Velvet. If so place in QT with copper.

 

[MnFish1]

Bottom line - your fish likely has a parasite - whether its ich, velvet or something else - If they have not been through a copper quarantine - they should (and prazipro). That means all fish in the tank.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Is it too late to do TTM or hybrid TTM?

I agree - this is most likely ich.

TTM won't work unless you have a "clean" tank to move the fish into. TTM is quicker than the fallow period needed to clear a tank of ich (45 to 60 days) so if you run TTM and put these fish back, they'll just relapse.

 

[Miami Reef]

Off topic: your tank looks beautiful. The clownfish pattern, the daylight spectrum, and the macro algae plants have a really special look. It’s a work of art.

I hope you can resolve the disease issue soon.

 

[mmmmmmm]

Starting copper today but one clownfish looks like it has excess slime on its fins. Is this consistent with ich?

 

[MnFish1]

Any irritation can cause overproduction of mucus. Is this new? Can you post a picture?

 

[mmmmmmm]

It is new as of this morning.

 

[MnFish1]

It is new as of this morning.

I see a couple spots (I think lol) which would more suggest ich. Are there any other symptoms - breathing, etc? This may more suggest Brooklynella.

 

[mmmmmmm]

Breathing seems normal. Swimming a little more vertical compared to the last couple days

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Breathing seems normal. Swimming a little more vertical compared to the last couple days

Can you see whisps of mucus peeling off of the fish? That's consistent with Brooklynella.

 

[mmmmmmm]

Earlier in the day but as of now there are none.

 

[mmmmmmm]

I have copper power on hand but I wasn’t able to source a test kit until Tuesday. Do I wait until then to begin treatment or do I start now with a “blind” dosage?

 

[mmmmmmm]

I do notice some browning in the edge of one of the clownfish fins. Don’t know if that is common with ich or something else

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have copper power on hand but I wasn’t able to source a test kit until Tuesday. Do I wait until then to begin treatment or do I start now with a “blind” dosage?

If you know the exact volume of the tank - how much water it actually holds, then yes, you can safely blind dose, for a few days anyway. Double check your math because you can’t test to check for errors. If you don’t know the exact tank volume, you can deduct 15% for expected rock displacement and dose that volume.