white spot on clownfish eye

[tracereefer]

i noticed a white spot on my clownfishs eye today. seems healthy acting normal. any ideas what this might be?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

How long have you had the clown? Any new additions to the tank? Did you QT?

 

[tracereefer]

How long have you had the clown? Any new additions to the tank? Did you QT?

had it for over 4 months now. first fish i added to the tank. last addition to the tank was done 2 months ago. have you ever seen that before?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

had it for over 4 months now. first fish i added to the tank. last addition to the tank was done 2 months ago. have you ever seen that before?

With the discoloration behind his eye I was wondering about flukes but if you haven’t added anything in 2 mos they would’ve shown up previously. Have you tried a FW dip just to be sure? Let’s see if @HotRocks or @4FordFamily have any ideas

 

[tracereefer]

With the discoloration behind his eye I was wondering about flukes but if you haven’t added anything in 2 mos they would’ve shown up previously. Have you tried a FW dip just to be sure? Let’s see if @HotRocks or @4FordFamily have any ideas

it almost looks like something is stuck to his eye. not discoloration but an actual object stuck to the outside of his eyeball

 

[4FordFamily]

With the discoloration behind his eye I was wondering about flukes but if you haven’t added anything in 2 mos they would’ve shown up previously. Have you tried a FW dip just to be sure? Let’s see if @HotRocks or @4FordFamily have any ideas

I agree I’d try a dip first!

 

[HotRocks]

With the discoloration behind his eye I was wondering about flukes but if you haven’t added anything in 2 mos they would’ve shown up previously. Have you tried a FW dip just to be sure? Let’s see if @HotRocks or @4FordFamily have any ideas

Honestly, I have had a strain of prazi resistant flukes that haunted me for a while. It did manifest for months before it showed it's power.

I was able to erradicate them using Praziquantel in DT. To be sure treated 3 times with 5 days between each dose.

It slipped past GC, and didn't show up until about 4 months after I had added anything to my tank.

A FW dip is a great idea here.

 

[tracereefer]

did a dip, chunk on eye came off but eye is still cloudy. well see how he is after a few days thank you everyone.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

did a dip, chunk on eye came off but eye is still cloudy. well see how he is after a few days thank you everyone.

Anything else come off the fish? White or opaque sesame seed shaped things?

 

[tracereefer]

i’m seeing some little white things in the bucket, can’t tell if it’s sand from last WC or parasites

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

If the eye is cloudy I bet it’s flukes. Dose Prazi twice 5-7 days apart. Aerate heavily as it depletes oxygen. You can either treat all fish in QT and leave your tank fallow for 4 weeks or treat in the DT I believe Prazi is generally Reef safe.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/prazipro.247598/

 

[HotRocks]

Its likely flukes based on your description of the eye alone. It will be cloudy for a few days.

I would recommend using a product like Prazipro or GC to treat the fish for flukes.

 

[tracereefer]

ok i just ordered a 1 oz bottle of prazi pro on amazon. should be here by friday