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Hi All,
I purchased two clownfish in March. One had intermittent abdominal bloating, over the course of 4 weeks. She then developed full ‘dropsy’ and I had to euthanise her due to inappetance/poor response to treatment (metronidazole bath- as she was not eating). coelomic fluid was devoid of any infectious agents however appeared full of neutrophils (infection fighting cells
the surviving clownfish has been well, growing nicely, eating well and generally being happy. However yesterday I noticed white stringy poos. She is still eating well and behaving normally. I took a stool sample and have some photos.These appear to be ciliated protozoans as they move very fast .
I would be very grateful for thoughts on identification and treatment. I have a reef tank with shrimp and snails. I have a quarantine tank cycled and up and running.
@Humblefish has had some excellent articles so tagged incase you have any ideas? I figured it may be helpful to share these pictures as it may help others in the future.
Values of tank as of tonight
Salinity- 35ppt
Alk - 9.3
Ca- 430
Mg- 1320
Phos- 0.02
Nitrate- 3
Temp- 36.2
I purchased two clownfish in March. One had intermittent abdominal bloating, over the course of 4 weeks. She then developed full ‘dropsy’ and I had to euthanise her due to inappetance/poor response to treatment (metronidazole bath- as she was not eating). coelomic fluid was devoid of any infectious agents however appeared full of neutrophils (infection fighting cells
the surviving clownfish has been well, growing nicely, eating well and generally being happy. However yesterday I noticed white stringy poos. She is still eating well and behaving normally. I took a stool sample and have some photos.These appear to be ciliated protozoans as they move very fast .
I would be very grateful for thoughts on identification and treatment. I have a reef tank with shrimp and snails. I have a quarantine tank cycled and up and running.
@Humblefish has had some excellent articles so tagged incase you have any ideas? I figured it may be helpful to share these pictures as it may help others in the future.
Values of tank as of tonight
Salinity- 35ppt
Alk - 9.3
Ca- 430
Mg- 1320
Phos- 0.02
Nitrate- 3
Temp- 36.2