I think I have marine velvet, not sure where it came from. Last week I had a kole tang die and this week my clown fish pair look like they have it, although I really never noticed anything on the tang itself but I do on the clown fish. My midnight clown is also swimming (if you want to call it that) sporadically and not interested in eating. They both were eating and looked fine yesterday. Also her eyes appear to be a little cloudy. Any help appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Pretty new to hobby and need help.
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I'm sorry you are having these problems! The pictures aren't clear enough for me to get an idea of what is happening.
The cloudy eyes could be a sign of Flukes. I would start by doing a fresh water dip (How-to video if needed). Not only will this check for flukes but it will also provide some relief from velvet.
#mods Can we get this moved to the fish disease section please?
The cloudy eyes could be a sign of Flukes. I would start by doing a fresh water dip (How-to video if needed). Not only will this check for flukes but it will also provide some relief from velvet.
#mods Can we get this moved to the fish disease section please?
I can't say for sure from the blurry photos either, but I think I see a bunch of white dots on the midnight clown in your last pic.
This sticky contains info on Marine Velvet Disease: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/
This is how to treat it: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499437
This sticky contains info on Marine Velvet Disease: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/
This is how to treat it: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499437
Both of the clown fish passed
. So heart broke. I loved that pair. I am assuming the other 3 fish have it as well (dottyback I can see it does for sure). I can't purchase any meds until next week (payday) so I believe it's safe to assume they are all going to die because I can't get it until next week. I do have another question... if I "fallow" my tank, fish wise, can I still add corals or not?
FW dips will provide temporary relief until you can get meds: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/
You can still add corals during the fallow period, but that may reintroduce another parasite as ich & velvet both have a tomont stage which can encyst to any hard surface.
Read this: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/how-to-quarantine-coral-and-inverts.228/
