URGENT!! Itch?

[jack2907]

Woke up this morning and both clowns have this does anybody know what it is? I think ich

 

[DLHDesign]

How long have you had the fish in the tank?
What sort of QT processes have you used to-date?
Has anything been added to the tank lately?

 

[jack2907]

How long have you had the fish in the tank?
What sort of QT processes have you used to-date?
Has anything been added to the tank lately?

Been in there 4 days and both of them have it, they are in a tank by themselves,
I haven’t used anything yet until I know what it is or where to start

 

[DLHDesign]

There's a high likelihood that it's either ich or brooklynella - the picture is a bit too blurry for me to identify specifically, but other #reefsquad members have a better eye than me for this...
There's also a chance that it could be velvet, but that's such a fast-acting parasite that it's unlikely to have taken 4 days to show signs.

In all cases, you'll likely want to remove both the fish from the display tank (DT) and get them into a quarantine tank (QT) for treatment.

 

[jack2907]

There's a high likelihood that it's either ich or brooklynella - the picture is a bit too blurry for me to identify specifically, but other #reefsquad members have a better eye than me for this...
There's also a chance that it could be velvet, but that's such a fast-acting parasite that it's unlikely to have taken 4 days to show signs.

In all cases, you'll likely want to remove both the fish from the display tank (DT) and get them into a quarantine tank (QT) for treatment.

Is it possible to test them as they are in this tank as I have no other tank to put them in, they are alone in there as it is

 

[jack2907]

Is it possible to test them as they are in this tank as I have no other tank to put them in, they are alone in there as it is

Treat*

 

[Diesel]

It's not a good idea to treat them in the DT.
If you use medication in most cases you can never add any corals to the tank as it can kill them.

 

[jsker]

Treat with Kanoplex and metroplex mixed with our frozen food. Use Focus to bind the meds to the food. I would suggest slacking enough food for a couple day to make the process easier link . I would also suggest adding a multivitamin or vitamin C to the mix to help then heal and combat the stress. Vitamins are really good for the total system even corals.

 

[melypr1985]

I'll be honest. It's difficult to tell what it is from that picture for sure. The best possible way to treat this is to find a 5 or 10 gallon tank for a QT and move the clowns over to it. Treat with Copper and metroplex which will cover all three possibilities. You'll need to leave your display fishless (fallow) for 76 days as well to starve out the parasites that are left in there.

 

[BellaCoop]

Follow @jsker I would agree that is probably the best way to go about it! And you might want to think about getting a QT tank set up for future fish, just to be safe. Luckily you only have the two in there right now though.

 

[Diesel]

I'll be honest. It's difficult to tell what it is from that picture for sure. The best possible way to treat this is to find a 5 or 10 gallon tank for a QT and move the clowns over to it. Treat with Copper and metroplex which will cover all three possibilities. You'll need to leave your display fishless (fallow) for 76 days as well to starve out the parasites that are left in there.

^^^this is your best game plan^^^

 

[HotRocks]

^^^this is your best game plan^^^

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