Sick clownfish help

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Hey guys I have a clownfish who has been acting strange and I linked a video. Clasped fins and breathing heavy and today started staying in the corner of the tank breathing out of it. The other tank members being a blue damsel fish, another clownfish a cleaner shrimp, some corals and hermit crabs. All other thanks mates seem fine. The one clownfish also has stringy white pop. I gave the clownfish a FW dip and that seemed to help a bit I’m unsure but I could not spot any flukes on the bottom of the container. I have metroplex and focus on me both are expired by a couple months but as I’m Canadian we can’t get fish antibiotics so whatever I have is whatever I gotta use. I also live in an apartment some a QT tank is not an option I can use a bucket tho. Any help is appreciated the clownfish was eating yesterday but today has not that being said I tried feeding the clown right after the dip like an idiot
 

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Hello so I need some advice. I did another FW dip and notiched white stops on the pectoral fins? No slime yet and she is swimming more normally could it be ich?
Can you post a pic of the white spots you refer to?
 
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Can you post a pic of the white spots you refer to?


Kind of bad video I did my best at the end of if you pause on the pectoral fins when she’s swimming you’ll see a bunch of white doted together in a tiny clutch. She’s breathing hard because she just got into her FW dip. For whatever reason my video quality is worse here than on my phone
 
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Left fin, white dots (kinda blurr) at end of fin
Cant see anything in pic or video
Possibilities are sand, fin ray issue or post injury but unconfirmed
 
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I added some photos! I will say after the freshwater dip I don’t think they fell off so it may be velvet
Not velvet which they rarely get but may be secondary bacterial or even sand. Other based on size - ich but still hard to tell
 
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Not velvet which they rarely get but may be secondary bacterial or even sand. Other based on size - ich but still hard to tell
in this instance what should I do? Still treat for brooks or is it not brooks if it’s swimming normally and no mucus? I got ich medication which I can put fish is staying in QT
 

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Rally pro does not contain formalin- acryflavine
I’m only going by their website. The RALLY ™ label lists three active ingredients: acriflavine, aminoacridine and formalin that have been proven effective in parasite control in aquaculture operations and tropical fish farms.
 
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Left fin, white dots (kinda blurr) at end of fin
FWIW I also cannot see well what you’re describing. I recommend reef rally pro because I was under the impression that you had no access to antibiotics. I still do not think you need neoplex unless there is a clear bacterial infection. Ruby rally pro will help with brook, and to a lesser degeee bacterial infections
 
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