Dusty patches on clownfish?

Thanks to the great advice from everyone, she's doing significantly better. The patches are nearly gone! :)
Good news! Great job acting fast!
 
She was looking completely better but now has fuzz on her second dorsal fin and tail. I’ve still been feeding the same medicated food blend. Wrong meds?
 
Right med, in Metroplex, but possibly wrong delivery.

Rather than using it in food, try setting up a QT and treating in-water. You can begin with an Acriflavin dip if you've got that, but using Metronidazole in the water is far more likely to affect a disease that's sitting on the fish's skin.

~Bruce
 
I can do an acriflavin dip. I can probably get a QT up next week to treat her that way too.
 
Just coming back with an update. I dipped her in Rally for 75 minuets on Tuesday. She immediately looked better! It is starting to come back now though (4 days later). How soon can I giver her another bath?

Before Dipping:


The Next Day:
 
Have you been treating with Metroplex in the tank? Preferably a QT?

~Bruce
Not yet. I am putting the QT up tomorrow. Had to wait for “I like not sleeping in my car” reasons until tomorrow afternoon. Still feeding medicated food.
 
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Ok, she’s in QT with the first dose of metroplex in. The infection actually looks to be fading away on its own so I hope this gives it the last kick to get it cleared up. I’ll do another dose in a couple days and hope that does it.

Thanks again!
 
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Second dose of metroplex is in. She looks 100% clear of the fungus! Woot! I'm gonna keep her in here for another few days with the meds and then move her back home.
 

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