Need help identifying disease

[Mike Mc]

OK so..............Orchid dottyback had 5-6 white spots on head so started looking at all fish and Royal Gramma head appeared sort of grey. The next day the Orchid was dead and my pair of clowns look like the attached picture. The next day Royal Gramma dies. I was given Copper and likely velvet, but I have someone else telling me they suspect a fungal infection.

 

[vetteguy53081]

OK so..............Orchid dottyback had 5-6 white spots on head so started looking at all fish and Royal Gramma head appeared sort of grey. The next day the Orchid was dead and my pair of clowns look like the attached picture. The next day Royal Gramma dies. I was given Copper and likely velvet, but I have someone else telling me they suspect a fungal infection.

Clown appears to have brooklynella (most common disease with them). The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body which is noticeable on the fish. This mucus generally starts at the facial area as well as gills and spreads across the body producing lesions as it progresses often confused with ich and can turn into secondary bacteria. Other symptoms will be lethargic behavior, refusing to eat and heavy breathing from the mucus.
Start with a prolonged 60 minute bath of ruby rally pro then at a lower concentration in a quarantine tank. The longer the fish are exposed to the treatment, the more effective it will be at eliminating this issue.
Since a formalin solution is often not available for use, temporary relief can be achieved by giving the fish a FW bath or dip in water same temperature as display tank. Even though this treatment will not cure the disease, it can help to remove some of the parasites, as well as reduce the amount of mucus in the gills to assist with respiration problems.
Treatment is best done in a QT tank using either quick cure (more effective but now harder to find) or Ruby Rally Pro. Ruby takes a little longer and initial treatment generally takes 2-3 days to really start going to work.