White jelly around clownfish?

[Ramiro Casal]

So for this past month my clownfish have been getting some white coating around them, it doesnt seem to harm them as they are still really active and eating like crazy. The unusual thing is that it comes and goes, they have it for like 2 weeks then it goes away and 3 or 4 weeks later it comes back. Anyone knows what it could be? the other fish in the tank is a diamond goby and he is perfectly fine.

 

[Doclight]

I have no idea.. but I want to see a picture ..

 

[Ramiro Casal]

It’s very hard to tell and you can only see it under certain angles... you can’t really see it in these pictures but do they look healthy? this pair were my first ever saltwater fish they have gone through all my beginner mistakes

 

[Ramiro Casal]

It’s very hard to tell and you can only see it under certain angles... you can’t really see it in these pictures but do they look healthy? this pair were my first ever saltwater fish they have gone through all my beginner mistakes. You can see the jelly more clearly in the what I assume is the male, the smaller one with the faded stripe

 

[Doclight]

The look healthy.. watching this thread. Curious to know myself. Never seen it before.

 

[Jrco226]

Looks like it is just fin growth based on those pictures but if its some sort of dusting then you may want to research brooklynella

 

[Zack K]

It sounds like you seeing the slime coat of the fish. Clownfish are known to have a thicker slime coat then most fish (I believe). In that case your fish are healthy. Your tank looks new, do your parameters fluctuate a lot? Big swings in PH, Temperature, and Salintiy, along with physical irritations can trigger excess slime secretion. Which is what sounds like it going on.

Just to verify let’s get eyes on this. Fellas over at #reefsquad
@Humblefish (disease expert)
@Maritimer (Gives great advice)

PS Beautiful clowns. I like the markings.

 

[domination2580]

Any swelling? Does it look like the slime coat is like peeling? If so it might be the start of brook. I went through it with my two clowns that were also my first fish! Lol. Did you quarantine at all?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Have you introduced any new corals recently I know sometimes with my old clown fish(RIP) if I introduce a new coral and they rub up against it there slime coating will turn white for a couple of days but then a couple of days later they're perfectly back to normal

 

[Ramiro Casal]

Have you introduced any new corals recently I know sometimes with my old clown fish(RIP) if I introduce a new coral and they rub up against it there slime coating will turn white for a couple of days but then a couple of days later they're perfectly back to normal

Actually yes, I started adding my fist ever corals about a month ago and that when I started to see it. I added easy corals like xenia, gsp and a small hammer, can those sting fish?

 

[Ramiro Casal]

It sounds like you seeing the slime coat of the fish. Clownfish are known to have a thicker slime coat then most fish (I believe). In that case your fish are healthy. Your tank looks new, do your parameters fluctuate a lot? Big swings in PH, Temperature, and Salintiy, along with physical irritations can trigger excess slime secretion. Which is what sounds like it going on.

Just to verify let’s get eyes on this. Fellas over at #reefsquad
@Humblefish (disease expert)
@Maritimer (Gives great advice)

PS Beautiful clowns. I like the markings.

Yeah the tank is about 2 months old, used to be a Fowlr and about a month ago I got some corals. My parameters are stable as I do weekly 25% water changes.

 

[Ramiro Casal]

Any swelling? Does it look like the slime coat is like peeling? If so it might be the start of brook. I went through it with my two clowns that were also my first fish! Lol. Did you quarantine at all?

I dont see any swelling or anything, I dont think its brook because it keeps coming and leaving but the fish always remain super active and hungry.

 

[Ramiro Casal]

I took more pictures, this time under the blue light. It makes the coat easier to spot. Like I said the bigger one at the back barely has any or none at all its mostly this little one

 

[Crabs McJones]

Actually yes, I started adding my fist ever corals about a month ago and that when I started to see it. I added easy corals like xenia, gsp and a small hammer, can those sting fish?

The hammer for sure, especially if your clowns are looking for a home (host)

 

[domination2580]

The hammer for sure, especially if your clowns are looking for a home (host)

Possible. But both mine have hosted my frogspawn and it does fine....for some reason they are hosting my Duncan as well

 

[Ramiro Casal]

Ik it is really late but I just checked my clowns and they are extremely de-colored and pale like really really pale. Any ideas on what it is?

 

[domination2580]

Brook. U need to get them into qt right away. You can do a ruby reef rally bath or just dose the water since it would be in qt. Metronidazole should be another medication to get.

 

[Zack K]

Are the lights off? All of mine go very pastel during the night

 

[Ramiro Casal]

Yep now they are back to normal..... they have less white coating than yesterday

 

[jeff williams]

I've never heard of Brooklynella coming and going but the one pic does resemble brook. If you can catch him do a fw dip and look for flukes if no flukes are present I would get him in a qt and start metroplex or formalin treat as if it is brook