QT nightmare - please help

[Thatgirlnyx]

My poor clownfish have been in QT for 5 months (last time I get any livestock from Petco!) Had them in QT for 30 days and they had white spots so I treated them in Copper - then I found out it wasn’t ick but Flukes so they did 3 weeks of Prazipro and I didn’t see any flukes after the last freshwater dip a month ago - in two days they finish the 80 day QT (DT was fallow) and I found another patch on the female - is this bacterial? Do I need to treat? I don’t know if I’m being paranoid from all the drama, thanks

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My poor clownfish have been in QT for 5 months (last time I get any livestock from Petco!) Had them in QT for 30 days and they had white spots so I treated them in Copper - then I found out it wasn’t ick but Flukes so they did 3 weeks of Prazipro and I didn’t see any flukes after the last freshwater dip a month ago - in two days they finish the 80 day QT (DT was fallow) and I found another patch on the female - is this bacterial? Do I need to treat? I don’t know if I’m being paranoid from all the drama, thanks

Looks like minor abrasion to me. The clown's tail fin is a bit ragged/notched, has it been getting attacked by another fish?

 

[Thatgirlnyx]

Looks like minor abrasion to me. The clown's tail fin is a bit ragged/notched, has it been getting attacked by another fish?

These are the only two fish I have - DT fallow for 80 days for the flukes - The female (larger one) acts weird all the time, swims vertically, fanning her rock spot (maybe going to lay eggs) - the smaller one likes to do the seizures to attract her attention - I have not seen them fighting?

 

[JTP424]

Are those fake plants in the qt tank?

 

[Thatgirlnyx]

Are those fake plants in the qt tank?

Yes they are plastic so I can disinfect them

 

[JTP424]

Yes they are plastic so I can disinfect them

Ah. Good thought. Others can chime in but I'd pull those and just have sterile pvc pipes. Provides a place to hide, same easy clean too.
Those plants may be scratching them, heck I've poked myself with those previously.

 

[Thatgirlnyx]

Ah. Good thought. Others can chime in but I'd pull those and just have sterile pvc pipes. Provides a place to hide, same easy clean too.
Those plants may be scratching them, heck I've poked myself with those previously.

I made sure to get soft ones - I was just trying to make it more homey since I had to keep them in there 80 days - do you think it’s just an abrasion then? Thanks