Marine velvet/ich

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So I've Ben quarantined my fish got rid of their ick
I left my fish on quarantine tank for another three weeks today I find my clown fish with some kind of velvet it doesn't look like ich
So my question is can I use coper to treat again or is there another method for velvet?
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Copper usually treats velvet; however it only masks symptoms of Brooklynella for awhile. And clownfish are the most commonly associated fish with this disease. Below is a pic of Brooklynella (for comparison purposes) and also some info on the disease:



Brooklynella:

Symptoms – This is most often seen in clownfish, but it can afflict any fish. The fish’s skin will appear to be peeling or sloughing off, oftentimes causing excessive white mucous to form around the affected area(s).

Treatment options - Formalin bath, followed by additional formalin baths (as needed - but give the fish a day to recuperate in-between baths). You can use formalin in a QT (at a much lower concentration than the bath), but great care must be taken to provide plenty of gas exchange as formalin will quickly deplete the water of oxygen. For this reason, doing baths is the safer option as the fish can be pulled from the formalin if showing signs of distress.Formalin-MS is preferred, as that contains 37% formaldehyde. However, in a bind, any medication containing formalin (ex. Quick Cure) is better than nothing. Alternative treatments for brook include metronidazole (ex. Seachem MetroPlex) and acriflavine (ex. Acriflavine-MS). A freshwater dip may provide temporary relief if you are unable to locate any of the aforementioned medications right away.
 
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