Victay
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Help! I noticed some white stripes in my clownfishes eyes last night and I need help confirming what it is before I try to treat.
I've attached pictures of the male who seems to be worse than the female.
It looks like what I would describe as a white stringy stripe in both eyes.
The eyes do not look cloudy or bloated.
On his right side (just below his first stripe) and a little bit around his chin and undercarriage, he seems to have what looks like white patches. they look chalky, it almost looks like its the individual scales. The patches do not look like salt and aren't raised bumps, so I don't believe I am dealing with ich.
The female has two tiny white specks in one of her eyes, and bit of lighter colouration around her mouth, but no other signs. She did have a stringy white poop last night so probably has something internal.
Both fish are not displaying any signs of distress, they are both eating well and swimming normally, no rapid breathing, no hanging out by the surface, no trying to scratch up against things. This is making my ID confusing. Flukes in eyes usually make the eyes bulge or go cloudy right? Brooklynella would look like stringy mucous coming off the fish , and velvet would be more speckly right?
No other fish in the tank are displaying these symptoms.
I am currently experiencing a bad dino outbreak and am trying to elevate nitrates and phosphates, so I have been feeding 4 times a day and not been doing any water changes.
I assume the stress from the Dinos has caused this outbreak, but am at a loss as to what it actually is.
My current plan is do a freshwater dip them both and put them in a quarantine tank. I can treat with praziquantel for the internal parasites, but I need to know what else I am dealing with before I treat. Freshwater dip will be stressful enough for all of us.
Any help in ID this or suggesting treatment will help.
Thanks in advance
My tank parameters are :
Alk 8.6, pH 7.9-8.2, Phosphates 0.06, Nitrates 2, Ammonia 0 The tank is about 10 months old, fish are 4yrs old. 525reefer. Running carbon only at the moment.
I've attached pictures of the male who seems to be worse than the female.
It looks like what I would describe as a white stringy stripe in both eyes.
The eyes do not look cloudy or bloated.
On his right side (just below his first stripe) and a little bit around his chin and undercarriage, he seems to have what looks like white patches. they look chalky, it almost looks like its the individual scales. The patches do not look like salt and aren't raised bumps, so I don't believe I am dealing with ich.
The female has two tiny white specks in one of her eyes, and bit of lighter colouration around her mouth, but no other signs. She did have a stringy white poop last night so probably has something internal.
Both fish are not displaying any signs of distress, they are both eating well and swimming normally, no rapid breathing, no hanging out by the surface, no trying to scratch up against things. This is making my ID confusing. Flukes in eyes usually make the eyes bulge or go cloudy right? Brooklynella would look like stringy mucous coming off the fish , and velvet would be more speckly right?
No other fish in the tank are displaying these symptoms.
I am currently experiencing a bad dino outbreak and am trying to elevate nitrates and phosphates, so I have been feeding 4 times a day and not been doing any water changes.
I assume the stress from the Dinos has caused this outbreak, but am at a loss as to what it actually is.
My current plan is do a freshwater dip them both and put them in a quarantine tank. I can treat with praziquantel for the internal parasites, but I need to know what else I am dealing with before I treat. Freshwater dip will be stressful enough for all of us.
Any help in ID this or suggesting treatment will help.
Thanks in advance
My tank parameters are :
Alk 8.6, pH 7.9-8.2, Phosphates 0.06, Nitrates 2, Ammonia 0 The tank is about 10 months old, fish are 4yrs old. 525reefer. Running carbon only at the moment.
