Based on some photos on this forum and others I believe I have a Brooklynella problem, not Ich..no spots, and I dont think Velvet. I have lost a number of fish but not all looking like exactly the same problem. The latest are two Clarkii clowns, a wild caught pair with unmistakable Brooklynella after a two weeks in my 400l mixed reef. Very worrying after several death free years and now the tank is like a death sentence.
The thing that has puzzled me is that while two Coral Beauties, a Blue Tang and now two Clowns have died.... a Scopas tang, three Chromis and two Canary Wrasse appear completely unaffected and remain totally healthy and active in appearance at least. I do not have a QT and am now setting one up far too late. Spare me the "what did you expect" however well deserved...I know....better late than never but not much better.
I would value some comment on my plan based on reading here and elsewhere as I may not have my thinking straight yet...LOL
1. Set up QT with small HOB filter, pieces of poly pipe for shelter, bare bottom, heater, some old sponge from the DT for starting bio capacity...DT water to start.
2. Move the remaining fish to the QT at same chemistry and let them settle in.
3. Do not use hyposalinity or TTM to treat them as these processes do not fix Brook...this is disputed in some places but I think the argument that only formaldehyde works sounds persuasive.
4. Treat the apparently clear fish in the QT tank with formalin to eliminate the Brook
5. Leave the DT fallow with it's Corals for 10 weeks (?) to eliminate the Brook by its lack of host. No water treatment at all to preserve inverts.
Particularly seeking confirmation of (3) the treatment and (5) the fallow period...Thanks...John
The thing that has puzzled me is that while two Coral Beauties, a Blue Tang and now two Clowns have died.... a Scopas tang, three Chromis and two Canary Wrasse appear completely unaffected and remain totally healthy and active in appearance at least. I do not have a QT and am now setting one up far too late. Spare me the "what did you expect" however well deserved...I know....better late than never but not much better.
I would value some comment on my plan based on reading here and elsewhere as I may not have my thinking straight yet...LOL
1. Set up QT with small HOB filter, pieces of poly pipe for shelter, bare bottom, heater, some old sponge from the DT for starting bio capacity...DT water to start.
2. Move the remaining fish to the QT at same chemistry and let them settle in.
3. Do not use hyposalinity or TTM to treat them as these processes do not fix Brook...this is disputed in some places but I think the argument that only formaldehyde works sounds persuasive.
4. Treat the apparently clear fish in the QT tank with formalin to eliminate the Brook
5. Leave the DT fallow with it's Corals for 10 weeks (?) to eliminate the Brook by its lack of host. No water treatment at all to preserve inverts.
Particularly seeking confirmation of (3) the treatment and (5) the fallow period...Thanks...John
