Brook in new main display! Help

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Hello, a pair of clowns got brook in my main display after being in quarantine for a month (copper and general cure) Once i introduced them to the main display a few days later one black storm clown looked grey and had a lesion on body! I took it back to the qt but died the following day! The other clown looked fine but 2 weeks later he also showed symptoms of brook, laying on sand bed lethargic and not eating, no grey or white spots on him!
My question is i have a watchman goby in there who would be extremely hard to catch without braking down rock etc! Does the brook die off after a while if theres only 1 fish in main display? There is nothing else in main display.
Thanks for any advice, help.
 

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Hello, a pair of clowns got brook in my main display after being in quarantine for a month (copper and general cure) Once i introduced them to the main display a few days later one black storm clown looked grey and had a lesion on body! I took it back to the qt but died the following day! The other clown looked fine but 2 weeks later he also showed symptoms of brook, laying on sand bed lethargic and not eating, no grey or white spots on him!
My question is i have a watchman goby in there who would be extremely hard to catch without braking down rock etc! Does the brook die off after a while if theres only 1 fish in main display? There is nothing else in main display.
Thanks for any advice, help.
Im not 100% sure but I believe Brook will remain in the tank along as there is a fish to host it. You would have to ask more knowledgeable people but maybe hypersalinity or a medication like reef ruby rally if you plan to leave the goby in there but im not sure if that works for brook.
 

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Sorry for your trouble here!

Maybe one of the R2R Fish Medic guys can take a look for you.

#fishmedic

Good luck!
 

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If there’s any fish in the tank, it’s safe to assume that the disease is still present. Do you have any pictures/videos of the fish in the tank? A fallow period is going to be the best option for the display tank. Could you try a fish trap for the watchman?
 

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