Sick clown fish

[lone reefer]

#fishmedic I’ve had a pair of clown fish for about a year, today the larger of the 2 was very lethargic and breathing hard. I have a few other fish in the tank all quarantined and never seen a sign of parasites and haven’t added anything new to the tank in months. Other livestock
White tail tang
Firefish
Flame angel
Pair of mandarins
Black cap basslet
Alk 8.1
Salinity 35-36ppt
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 6-7
Po4 .03
All other fish seem perfectly normal
I set up a qt and added half a packet of general cure into 5 gallons of water in a 10 gallon qt. The fish swims erratically then stops lays down and breathes hard. Not sure if she’s got much time left but any help would be appreciated!

Sick clown fish in general cure medication

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[vetteguy53081]

This fish is a victim of aggression as you can see by shredding fins and heavy breathing due to stress. There are also bite marks on the fish and cloudy eyes. I would suggest quarantining the fish and treating with Ruby rally pro OR seachem Kanaplex with added aeration.

 

[lone reefer]

This fish is a victim of aggression as you can see by shredding fins and heavy breathing due to stress. There are also bite marks on the fish and cloudy eyes. I would suggest quarantining the fish and treating with Ruby rally pro OR seachem Kanaplex with added aeration.

It does look like aggression, just very strange because it’s been with the same fish for a year and I’ve never seen any aggression like this. Especially towards the clown fish. The tang would chase the flame angel some when I first introduced it but that was also months ago. I’ve already got it in the qt but with general cure. Would it be best to leave it in here for 48 hours, then transfer to a new qt with kanaplex? Or go ahead and setup another qt now and transfer asap? Just wondering if moving it immediately would be a good idea because it would stress it more than it already is?

 

[lone reefer]

This fish is a victim of aggression as you can see by shredding fins and heavy breathing due to stress. There are also bite marks on the fish and cloudy eyes. I would suggest quarantining the fish and treating with Ruby rally pro OR seachem Kanaplex with added aeration.

Or can I just put some kanaplex in with the general cure?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Or can I just put some kanaplex in with the general cure?

I would not mix them. General cure should be acceptable

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

#fishmedic I’ve had a pair of clown fish for about a year, today the larger of the 2 was very lethargic and breathing hard. I have a few other fish in the tank all quarantined and never seen a sign of parasites and haven’t added anything new to the tank in months. Other livestock
White tail tang
Firefish
Flame angel
Pair of mandarins
Black cap basslet
Alk 8.1
Salinity 35-36ppt
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 6-7
Po4 .03
All other fish seem perfectly normal
I set up a qt and added half a packet of general cure into 5 gallons of water in a 10 gallon qt. The fish swims erratically then stops lays down and breathes hard. Not sure if she’s got much time left but any help would be appreciated!

Sick clown fish in general cure medication

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+1 on there being aggression on this fish. there may be another issue at the same time though. If you return the fish to the tank, that will continue. The fish looks “shocky” in the treatment tank, not sure why….

Jay