Fast breathing and discolored clowns

[jmira]

1st photo and video is of our male clown. His color is drastically lighter than usual. His breathing and mouth movement is extremely fast. The 2nd photo and video is our female clown. Her color hasn’t lightened but she’s having the same breathing and mouth movement issue. This started within 4-5 days ago. They normally eat at the surface, but right now they eat as it sinks after our tile fish eats at the surface. Parameters are fine, but did some research. Could be brook, clownfish disease, but needed some help identifying the problem. Established 2.5 yrs, fish same amount of time. Never had this before. Thanks y’all. Hoping to find a way to do a full tank treatment to help them. We have limited resources. Not to be lazy. They are very important to us.

 

[fishguy242]

#fishmedic

 

[Fish Fan]

You've had the tank and fish for 2.5 years, did you make any recent additions or changes to the tank?

 

[jmira]

You've had the tank and fish for 2.5 years, did you make any recent additions or changes to the tank?

Yes, I placed new decor. Cleaned and air dried.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Yes, I placed new decor. Cleaned and air dried.

This is an odd case. The clowns look like they have velvet, but you said you also have a tilefish in the tank? What other fish do you have, are they showing any symptoms at all?

Generally, Brooklynelka and Velvet get into tanks on a sick fish or sometimes attached to an item from a contaminated tank. It is rare/impossible for a disease to just start up out of the blue after 2+ years.