diagnosis of sickness?

[Unitylover]

also have any tips on where to put the hermits? My dad has a fishing cooler which should be large enough, so should I clean it and put the Hermits there?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Isolating the clown would still be a good idea even if no fighting is apparent (you won’t always see fighting), as fish are quicker to turn in the sick and dying ones.

A small tank with ample hiding places, heating, and filtration will work. Pretty low maintenance.

 

[muzikalmatt]

also have any tips on where to put the hermits? My dad has a fishing cooler which should be large enough, so should I clean it and put the Hermits there?

Why would you need to remove the hermits? You're not planning on treating your clowfish for ich in your display tank are you? Don't do that. Remove the clownfish and put him in a separate hospital/quarantine tank so you can treat him separate from your display.

 

[Unitylover]

Why would you need to remove the hermits? You're not planning on treating your clowfish for ich in your display tank are you? Don't do that. Remove the clownfish and put him in a separate hospital/quarantine tank so you can treat him separate from your display.

I dont have a QT, so I have to do in my display

 

[Unitylover]

Should I be able to use some mesh to make a area for him? I dont have other tanks, nor do I have space for one, and I dont think he would enjoy being in a breeder box for a month

 

[muzikalmatt]

I dont have a QT, so I have to do in my display

Are you planning to use copper to treat him? You really shouldn't do that in your display unless you plan to keep it as a FOWLR. The rock will absorb the copper and leach back out killing your corals and inverts.

 

[muzikalmatt]

Should I be able to use some mesh to make a area for him? I dont have other tanks, nor do I have space for one, and I dont think he would enjoy being in a breeder box for a month

If you're just trying to isolate him you could get some egg crate for cheap to divide the tank.

 

[Unitylover]

Are you planning to use copper to treat him? You really shouldn't do that in your display unless you plan to keep it as a FOWLR. The rock will absorb the copper and leach back out killing your corals and inverts.

Im gonna hypo, and might use something like ruby rally reef pro or something if I need to

 

[muzikalmatt]

Im gonna hypo, and might use something like ruby rally reef pro or something if I need to

Oh okay, sorry I must have missed that. If you can't find rally (I used to have issues getting it), you can look into Polyp Lab Medic. It's not going to cure or remove the ich, but it can help the fish recover. Hope the little guy pulls through!

 

[Unitylover]

OH CRAP SHE IS ATTACKING HIM, I JUST SAW HER GRAB HIM BY HIS TAIL OH CRAP, should I put him in a container to heal?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Keep the male in a breeder net.
My female did the same to my male - it didn’t end well, the injuries were too bad.

 

[Unitylover]

I moved him to a container, Ill buy a large breeder box and put him in it.

 

[Unitylover]

He was lucky I stopped it in time, his tail fin in damaged, not too badly tho, he can also still swim.

 

[Unitylover]

He sadly passed away this morning ;Drowning

 

[muzikalmatt]

Truly sorry to hear that. Fish loss is never easy.

 

[Unitylover]

yes, I remember when my betta fish died, I almost cried my eyes out lol

 

[Current Tides]

I'm planning to do hypo starting tomorrow, to try and eliminate the ick, and then I can treat with something.

I wouldn't even do hypo, maybe just a freshwater dip, just treat with chloroquine phosphate or copper. water changes/pristine water helps. are they still eating?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I dont see fighting so I probably wont isolate him, I sometimes watch the tank when im tired and the female never attacks him.

Clowns are pretty sneaky - you may not see fighting. There is evidence of it though - the frayed caudal fin. That is a sign of some sort of mechanical damage. It may be that this started as minor damage that is no longer happening, and then bacterial infection has taken over to cause additional fin damage.

Jay

 

[Unitylover]

I wouldn't even do hypo, maybe just a freshwater dip, just treat with chloroquine phosphate or copper. water changes/pristine water helps. are they still eating?

she is eating, I wont do copper because I have hermits and I want to have corals in the future, I do water changes every 2-4 days

 

[Current Tides]

I hear you, could you set up a small quarantine tank for the time being, if not, you could put the herms in their own tank, even a 5 gal bucket will probably do if its filtered/kept clean. keep up on the water changes, good luck