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Thank you for your reply. There’s nothing that looks like a milky film, it’s more like a crusty salt appearance (as if it is salt crystals on his bottom fin). Could it be something else?Clownfish is getting what looks like nodules and filmy /milky appearance to it. This would be brooklynella often referred to as clown disease. The most noticeable sign of Brooklynella is the heavy amount of slime that is produced by a fish that has contracted this parasite. As the disease progresses, a thick whitish mucus covers the body. This will usually start at the head and spread outward across the entire body. Skin lesions appear and it is not uncommon for signs of secondary bacterial infections to arise.
Typically a standard formalin solution is mixed with either fresh or saltwater in a separate treatment container. Initially, all fish are given a quick dip in the formalin at a higher concentration, followed by continued treatment in a prolonged bath of formalin at a lower concentration in a quarantine tank (QT). Of course, the longer the fish are exposed to the formalin treatment, the more effective it will be at eliminating this disease.
If a formalin solution is not available for immediate use, temporary relief may be provided by giving fish a FW bath or dip. 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.
is lymphocystis or bacterialThank you for your reply. There’s nothing that looks like a milky film, it’s more like a crusty salt appearance (as if it is salt crystals on his bottom fin). Could it be something else?
Thanks...it it the same treatment as you previously outlined?Other possibility
is lymphocystis or bacterial