WHAT IS THIS...?

[Malifry97]

What is this white dusting on my black clown. I have a PJ cardinal in QT with and he doesn’t show ANY signs of this. The B&W and PJ have been in QT for a month. The clown had had since he’s been in QT and the symptoms haven’t gotten worse or better. No change whatsoever. I feel like since he’s had it for a month and no change, it can’t be brook or velvet right? What could it be? #reefsquad @HotRocks

 

[Malifry97]

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[Malifry97]

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[old salt reefer]

Brooklynella--Clown fish disease ? Even though you don't feel that's what it is, could you not treat him for it and see if it makes a difference. Even if it's just one treatment. If no change you could at least rule it out.

 

[Malifry97]

Brooklynella--Clown fish disease ?

I thought so at first, but I haven’t medicated for brook yet because the symptoms haven’t changed and the clownfish has had it for a month and is not dead.

 

[Malifry97]

Any other suggestions?

 

[Malifry97]

Anyone?

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Looks like velvet to me. Have you treated with copper?

 

[Malifry97]

Looks like velvet to me. Have you treated with copper?

No have not treated with copper. I used a malachite green product that says it helps with velvet. I hope I don’t come off combative, but without medication wouldn’t velvet have killed this fish before a month of the fish having it?

 

[Malifry97]

Brooklynella--Clown fish disease ? Even though you don't feel that's what it is, could you not treat him for it and see if it makes a difference. Even if it's just one treatment. If no change you could at least rule it out.

Yeah I may do that

 

[Malifry97]

Brooklynella--Clown fish disease ? Even though you don't feel that's what it is, could you not treat him for it and see if it makes a difference. Even if it's just one treatment. If no change you could at least rule it out.

I just started treatment with metroplex two days ago, today was second dose, didn’t even know it treated brook lol was using it to see if it was ich

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

No have not treated with copper. I used a malachite green product that says it helps with velvet. I hope I don’t come off combative, but without medication wouldn’t velvet have killed this fish before a month of the fish having it?

I'm going by what the disease looks like in the pictures. Copper in the right dosage would kill the velvet very rapidly, so you'd know in a couple of days.

 

[Malifry97]

I'm going by what the disease looks like in the pictures. Copper in the right dosage would kill the velvet very rapidly, so you'd know in a couple of days.

Ok thanks! What copper should I try

 

[HotRocks]

It could be velvet. Clowns are pretty resistant to ich and velvet both. It’s completely possible a healthy clown could live with velvet for a month.

 

[Malifry97]

It could be velvet. Clowns are pretty resistant to ich and velvet both. It’s completely possible a healthy clown could live with velvet for a month.

Ok thanks I’m gonna try copper, what copper should I get does seachems cupramine work

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Any copper will work at this point. Just make sure you follow the directions to ensure the correct therapeutic dose as the optimum concentrations are different for chelated and non-chelated copper treatments.

I've successfully used both CopperSafe and Seachem Cupramine.

 

[Malifry97]

Any copper will work at this point. Just make sure you follow the directions to ensure the correct therapeutic dose as the optimum concentrations are different for chelated and non-chelated copper treatments.

Ok thanks. It says 20 drops for 10.5 gallons I have a 6 gallon QT what do I do for amount of drops

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Ok thanks. It says 20 drops for 10.5 gallons I have a 6 gallon QT what do I do for amount of drops

11-12 drops (20 x 6/10.5)

 

[Malifry97]

11-12 drops (20 x 6/10.5)

Ok thanks

 

[Malifry97]

Good News! It’s been cured! It wasn’t velvet because while I was awaiting my cupramine delivery I was feeding metroplex in my food. Since feeding, everything is gone!