It looks as if today my Clownfish have started developing some issues and I'm not sure what it is. Any input would be great, I'm starting up the hospital tank now but not sure what direction to go.
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It looks as if today my Clownfish have started developing some issues and I'm not sure what it is. Any input would be great, I'm starting up the hospital tank now but not sure what direction to go.
It looks as if today my Clownfish have started developing some issues and I'm not sure what it is. Any input would be great, I'm starting up the hospital tank now but not sure what direction to go.
Thanks. A little better picture this time, maybe.
Watch the spots - if they are in the same location on the fish after 48 hours or so, it isn't ich. Ich tomonts drop off and preproduce and then return to the fish, so the number of spots comes and goes, their location changes, but the numbers increase over time.Just got home and the smaller gladiator clown has stringy white poop and the spots look larger and more raised. Definitely don't think it's ich anymore.
@Jay Hemdal do you think I should just do what you have in your write and do copper then prazi? How long should the tank go fallow? I'm going to put my corals I ordered in the frag tank while i deal with this.
I appreciate your help I can't get a good picture to save my life. As of yesterday afternoon the spots haven't moved they have just become larger. I read the article and seems like the poo can be a numerous amount of things. I'm going to proceed with copper and prazi and go fallow. I am seeting up QT now and hopefully will have then in their tomorrow.Watch the spots - if they are in the same location on the fish after 48 hours or so, it isn't ich. Ich tomonts drop off and preproduce and then return to the fish, so the number of spots comes and goes, their location changes, but the numbers increase over time.
Stringy poop in clownfish is really common. I talk about it a bit in this article: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/mucus-the-slime-that-binds.793/
I don't think they have brook or velvet, Flukes don't cause big white spots like this. Bacterial nodules do, but there is no way to confirm that is what these are.
Copper, then prazi is the best way to go in most instances. I just can't tell you for certain.....
Jay
@Jay Hemdal, so I got home today and all spots have disappeared. I have put them in a hospital tank but have not started treatment. I have done nothing differently water parameters match. Does this help with an explanation?