Brooklynella

[Zenonymous]

Can anyone tell me if this might be brook? Right above his fin. Im wondering if its just an injury. I introduced him into a new tank and he got beat up a little bit by the female before pairing. They are preparing for egg laying soon so i was looking at them closely and noticed it on him. The female appears fine. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Can anyone tell me if this might be brook? Right above his fin. Im wondering if its just an injury. I introduced him into a new tank and he got beat up a little bit by the female before pairing. They are preparing for egg laying soon so i was looking at them closely and noticed it on him. The female appears fine. Any help is appreciated.

That's not Brooklynella. It is kind of an odd place for an injury. When clowns fight, the injuries are more often on the fins and mouth, or the fish's flank.

Are there any other symptoms, any changes in feeding behavior?

Jay

 

[Zenonymous]

No, nothing. They are both very active, seem super healthy and eat well. They are super in love, for the most part. Easily my sweetest pair. They have been confirmed paired for at least 4 months. They are both imitating/practicing egg laying (biting the pot, scooting circles around the pot etc). I was wondering if it may have been an old injury that i just noticed but after i posted this, i went back to look at old videos to see if it was there and apparently its always been there... and on both sides (exact same spot). Is it possible its just a characteristic and not an actual injury? It doesnt really look like a 'built-in' spot but im out of guesses at this point.

 

[tanglover13]

My clown has brooklynella I think so I put esha trimarin in my 10g qt with just him in it do you think he will survive he is active and swimming just loads of brooklynella on him

 

[tanglover13]

Here is the treatment

 

[tanglover13]

water parameters are fine aswell

 

[tanglover13]

@Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

 

[vetteguy53081]

No, nothing. They are both very active, seem super healthy and eat well. They are super in love, for the most part. Easily my sweetest pair. They have been confirmed paired for at least 4 months. They are both imitating/practicing egg laying (biting the pot, scooting circles around the pot etc). I was wondering if it may have been an old injury that i just noticed but after i posted this, i went back to look at old videos to see if it was there and apparently its always been there... and on both sides (exact same spot). Is it possible its just a characteristic and not an actual injury? It doesnt really look like a 'built-in' spot but im out of guesses at this point.

I see old injury and not brook and expect as a mated pair more battle scars. Its their nature

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Here is the treatment

Sorry, I’ve never used that product, so I can’t tell you if it will work or not.

 

[tanglover13]

Shall I get u guys a picture but it is in a very early stage so don’t know if you can see it in camera I have never dealt with brooklynella before so don’t know how to cure it do fish normally survive brook

 

[Dr. Fish-Leg]

Could anyone tell me if this is brook? The damsel has spots but they seem different from itch and velvet that I've experienced. It also causes fin damage. The longhorn cowfish had white fungus looking thing on his back but it disappeared after treating with metro and kana. I also added general cure but the combination seemed harsh on the fish so I took the medication out. Now the whole tank is dosed with Copper Power at 2.0ppm. Any help and suggestions on the condition and treatment will be greatly appreciated! Thanks a ton! @Jay Hemdal @Humblefish

P.S. excuse the bubbles caused by the protein skimmer

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Could anyone tell me if this is brook? The damsel has spots but they seem different from itch and velvet that I've experienced. It also causes fin damage. The longhorn cowfish had white fungus looking thing on his back but it disappeared after treating with metro and kana. I also added general cure but the combination seemed harsh on the fish so I took the medication out. Now the whole tank is dosed with Copper Power at 2.0ppm. Any help and suggestions on the condition and treatment will be greatly appreciated! Thanks a ton! @Jay Hemdal @Humblefish

P.S. excuse the bubbles caused by the protein skimmer

I see ich on the damsel and fin damage on the cowfish. I couldn’t view the video (hosting on YouTube works best).

 

[Dr. Fish-Leg]

I see ich on the damsel and fin damage on the cowfish. I couldn’t view the video (hosting on YouTube works best).

Thank you so much @Jay Hemdal Really appreciate your reply!
Here is the video :)

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Thank you so much @Jay Hemdal Really appreciate your reply!
Here is the video :)

I do see ich on the damsel, but also a damaged right pectoral fin. What other fish are in with it? Any other damsels?

You’re seeing aggression on two fish - you’ll need to manage that - maybe a tank divider once we figure out who the culprit is.

However, dealing with ich is the more immediate problem. All fish are going to need to be treated with either hyposalinity or coppersafe, but neither treatment can have any invertebrates present.

 

[Dr. Fish-Leg]

I do see ich on the damsel, but also a damaged right pectoral fin. What other fish are in with it? Any other damsels?

You’re seeing aggression on two fish - you’ll need to manage that - maybe a tank divider once we figure out who the culprit is.

However, dealing with ich is the more immediate problem. All fish are going to need to be treated with either hyposalinity or coppersafe, but neither treatment can have any invertebrates present.

Hi Jay, thank you so much for the suggestions! The fish in the tank are: Fiji puffer, Valentini puffer, longhorn cowfish, algae blenny, Tomini tang, and a six-line wrasse. They seem to be able to get along and I have not observed aggression. The weird thing is that all of these fish were in a quarantine tank with Copper Power for a month, before treating with prazi etc, before moving into the brand new display tank. They were good in the tank for about 1 week, before fungus like growth (white & fluffy) starts to appear on the longhorn cowfish and the tail on the Tomini tang. After treating with Kana & Metro, plus general cure, the fungus seems to disappear but then the white dots starts to appear. Now they are all being treated with Copper Power again (2.3ppm) and this is a fish only tank. Today, the damsel seems to look better but the longhorn cowfish has got weird stuff on its fins again (please see image). I am very confused... Any help is much appreciated! Thanks again!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi Jay, thank you so much for the suggestions! The fish in the tank are: Fiji puffer, Valentini puffer, longhorn cowfish, algae blenny, Tomini tang, and a six-line wrasse. They seem to be able to get along and I have not observed aggression. The weird thing is that all of these fish were in a quarantine tank with Copper Power for a month, before treating with prazi etc, before moving into the brand new display tank. They were good in the tank for about 1 week, before fungus like growth (white & fluffy) starts to appear on the longhorn cowfish and the tail on the Tomini tang. After treating with Kana & Metro, plus general cure, the fungus seems to disappear but then the white dots starts to appear. Now they are all being treated with Copper Power again (2.3ppm) and this is a fish only tank. Today, the damsel seems to look better but the longhorn cowfish has got weird stuff on its fins again (please see image). I am very confused... Any help is much appreciated! Thanks again!

I can’t see any ich on the cowfish.

The white on the trailing edge of the dorsal fin looks like lymphocystis, but the same white material on the tail fin doesn’t look right, so I’m not sure what’s going on here…..sorry.

How long did you dose the kanamycin? Maybe another course of that?

 

[Dr. Fish-Leg]

I can’t see any ich on the cowfish.

The white on the trailing edge of the dorsal fin looks like lymphocystis, but the same white material on the tail fin doesn’t look right, so I’m not sure what’s going on here…..sorry.

How long did you dose the kanamycin? Maybe another course of that?

Hi Jay,

Thank you so much for the reply! Here is a video to show what the cowfish looks like today. He's eating very well and acting normal but the growth on the fins are so strange! I had Kana for like 5 days. Do you think I can do it on top of the copper treatment? Thanks so much!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi Jay,

Thank you so much for the reply! Here is a video to show what the cowfish looks like today. He's eating very well and acting normal but the growth on the fins are so strange! I had Kana for like 5 days. Do you think I can do it on top of the copper treatment? Thanks so much!

The white on the dorsal fin is Lymphocystis. I can’t see the tail clearly in this video, so I’m still not able to say if this is lymphocystis or bacterial.
How much time did this take to develop?

 

[Dr. Fish-Leg]

The white on the dorsal fin is Lymphocystis. I can’t see the tail clearly in this video, so I’m still not able to say if this is lymphocystis or bacterial.
How much time did this take to develop?

Hey Jay, thanks again! I'm attaching a new video to show the tail fin better. This took about 1-2 weeks to develop. Thanks!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I’m going to say that this is all lymphocystis, given the slow development time. As such, it won’t require any treatment. Just be aware that other diseases can develop at the same time, so watch for changing or new symptoms.

Hey Jay, thanks again! I'm attaching a new video to show the tail fin better. This took about 1-2 weeks to develop. Thanks!