one of my clowns has what looks to be goo over his eye. Behavior seems to be normal, at least for my goofy clowns. Any idea what it could be? Tank is 2 months old and clowns have been in for about 1 month. Thanks in advance.
Sick clown? Eye problems
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00Barracuda00
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Mine had something very similar this morning. In the time it took me to eat breakfast, he was exhibiting more obvious signs of brook. By the time I had the QuIck Cure bath ready for him, he looked really rough.
If that *is* brook, I'd advise you to act fast. That stuff moves quick.
If that *is* brook, I'd advise you to act fast. That stuff moves quick.
00Barracuda00
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https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/
That should get you started.
Hopefully it's just flukes that can be knocked off with a FW dip. But the bonus is, if it does end up being brook a FW dip will help alleviate symptoms for a bit while you gather meds.
That should get you started.
Hopefully it's just flukes that can be knocked off with a FW dip. But the bonus is, if it does end up being brook a FW dip will help alleviate symptoms for a bit while you gather meds.
Big G
captain dunsel
And then look into the bottom of the container for small sesame seed sized white things. Best to use a dark container makes it easy to spot the fluke bodies.
00Barracuda00
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Yup. Personally, I use a clear container and then hold it over a dark background to check for whatever fell off.
Make sure you monitor for breathing while you do it.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/
Make sure you monitor for breathing while you do it.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/
00Barracuda00
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That's some dead on truth right there. lol
Big G
captain dunsel
Me or something like me during my first freshwater dip of my fish LOL. Nerve wracking. . .
00Barracuda00
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I would proceed as if it were brook.
Try to set up a QT and let your DT run fallow for a bit. It's annoying, I know, but that's the only way to fully eradicate the issue.
There is, however, plenty of anecdotal evidence on the forums about administering medication to some fish and then returning them directly to the DT without seeing another brook outbreak for a long time. While I imagine this is quite possible, especially if your tank is rather new, you would run the risk of infecting any new fish you place in the tank. Which would put you in this position all over again.
The actual treatment part is rather easy. You just have to find the right meds, also listed here in a great post by HumbleFish.
Take everything I say with a grain of salt though. I'm new to the hobby myself, I just LITERALLY did this today after having clowns in my tank for a week. I spent my entire day raiding 3 different LFS to find the right meds, so it's possible I'm off base. But the picture you posted looks very similar to what my clown looked like this morning, and in the span of a few hours he was WAY worse. I'm not out of the woods yet myself, but I followed the steps listed in the posts on this forum and just have to wait for things to play out.
Try to set up a QT and let your DT run fallow for a bit. It's annoying, I know, but that's the only way to fully eradicate the issue.
There is, however, plenty of anecdotal evidence on the forums about administering medication to some fish and then returning them directly to the DT without seeing another brook outbreak for a long time. While I imagine this is quite possible, especially if your tank is rather new, you would run the risk of infecting any new fish you place in the tank. Which would put you in this position all over again.
The actual treatment part is rather easy. You just have to find the right meds, also listed here in a great post by HumbleFish.
Take everything I say with a grain of salt though. I'm new to the hobby myself, I just LITERALLY did this today after having clowns in my tank for a week. I spent my entire day raiding 3 different LFS to find the right meds, so it's possible I'm off base. But the picture you posted looks very similar to what my clown looked like this morning, and in the span of a few hours he was WAY worse. I'm not out of the woods yet myself, but I followed the steps listed in the posts on this forum and just have to wait for things to play out.
ccombs
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I would QT the one clown for now and watch your others. If everyone starts showing symptoms, begin to research running a tank fallow and times that it takes for diseases to die off with no host.
Worst case (where I am right now) you could have to break down the tank, but that is extremely rare and unlikely.
Worst case (where I am right now) you could have to break down the tank, but that is extremely rare and unlikely.
00Barracuda00
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I don't really know. I defer to the expertise of the more experienced here on this forum, but I didn't want to leave you hanging.
Me personally? I'd advise the QT method, to completely eradicate the issue. Brook moves quickly once symptoms are first showing and it can affect all fish, not just clowns. So it's entirely possible that all of your fish are infected, even if they aren't showing symptoms.
I'd say with a small number of fish, say 2 or 3, it might be possible to have some of the anecdotal success found here in the forums with just tossing them back in the DT. But it's a gamble, to be sure. On the flip side, you could do everything right and still lose the fish... or worse yet, all your fish during the QT process.
Me personally? I'd advise the QT method, to completely eradicate the issue. Brook moves quickly once symptoms are first showing and it can affect all fish, not just clowns. So it's entirely possible that all of your fish are infected, even if they aren't showing symptoms.
I'd say with a small number of fish, say 2 or 3, it might be possible to have some of the anecdotal success found here in the forums with just tossing them back in the DT. But it's a gamble, to be sure. On the flip side, you could do everything right and still lose the fish... or worse yet, all your fish during the QT process.
Tastee
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My clown pair had something similar a few weeks ago and I was successful moving them to my QT and treating for a little under 2 weeks with Metroplex and Kanaplex.
Here is the thread I started for them in case this helps: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/clowns-with-bad-eyes.561593/#post-5812617
Good luck!
Here is the thread I started for them in case this helps: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/clowns-with-bad-eyes.561593/#post-5812617
Good luck!
