Hello R2R Members,
I would like some input and suggestions on how to treat my clown fish. My thoughts is that this could be Brook, but never came across it before, so I am not certain.
I went away for a day and when I came back, my clownfish was on the tank floor, breathing heavily/fast and trying to stay upright. His fins where frayed and his color had faded. When I attempted to scoop him up he was able to swim away from me, somewhat disoriented, but was still alert.
Before I left, he was alert, ate food and was displaying normal clownfish behavior. No visible signs of stress or being sick.
He is the only fish in a 20L (20 Gallon) frag tank. There is some xenia, some polyps, a rock anemone and a favites in there with him. The tank has been running for over 8months.
Parameters of the tank.
Salinity 1.026
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5 or less
My treatment so far, 2 days in:
Grabbed a small container, removed him from the tank, placed him in the container to have a closer look. Noticed that some of his scales looked pale and has frayed fins.
- Proceeded to do a 5min freshwater dip in matching tank temp RODI water.
- Placed him in a small quarantine tank dosed with Seachem Metroplex, with a air stone and heater.
- I'm dosing Metroplex every 24hr.
He is currently laying on his side, but still tries to stay upright. When I first removed him, his color had faded and has since regained some. Still not eating
I currently have the following Medication on hand:
Seachem: Kanaplex, Metroplex and Focus.
API: General Cure, Furan-2
Prazipro
Here are some pictures
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
I would like some input and suggestions on how to treat my clown fish. My thoughts is that this could be Brook, but never came across it before, so I am not certain.
I went away for a day and when I came back, my clownfish was on the tank floor, breathing heavily/fast and trying to stay upright. His fins where frayed and his color had faded. When I attempted to scoop him up he was able to swim away from me, somewhat disoriented, but was still alert.
Before I left, he was alert, ate food and was displaying normal clownfish behavior. No visible signs of stress or being sick.
He is the only fish in a 20L (20 Gallon) frag tank. There is some xenia, some polyps, a rock anemone and a favites in there with him. The tank has been running for over 8months.
Parameters of the tank.
Salinity 1.026
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5 or less
My treatment so far, 2 days in:
Grabbed a small container, removed him from the tank, placed him in the container to have a closer look. Noticed that some of his scales looked pale and has frayed fins.
- Proceeded to do a 5min freshwater dip in matching tank temp RODI water.
- Placed him in a small quarantine tank dosed with Seachem Metroplex, with a air stone and heater.
- I'm dosing Metroplex every 24hr.
He is currently laying on his side, but still tries to stay upright. When I first removed him, his color had faded and has since regained some. Still not eating
I currently have the following Medication on hand:
Seachem: Kanaplex, Metroplex and Focus.
API: General Cure, Furan-2
Prazipro
Here are some pictures
Any input would be greatly appreciated.