Hello.. I have a pair of clowns that I have had for 2 weeks.. All was good until the other night I was playing on my iPad saw one of them looking like it was thinking of hosting my duncan. Lights went out.. About an hr after I turned on the living room lights to see if any new was roaming the tank with lights out.. Than i saw the clown in question leaning against the rock where the duncan placed.. Breathing heavy and with the dots and wounds on it's head and foggy eye that are in the pics.. I was thinking It may have been stung and was stunned the next morning he was swimming around but staying in one spot with labored breathing removed from and transferred to QT.. Started treating with (melafix) which is all my LFS had. The foggy eye is clearing up. Any input would be much appreciated.. THANK YOU!
brooklynella ?
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Hard to tell from the pictures. Brooklynella often causes the fish to clamp their fins, which is usually the best indicator.
Heavy breathing could also be a sign of velvet or a bacterial gill infection.
Velvet is best cured with Chloroquine Phosphate or formalin.
Formalin is pretty much the only reliable cure against brook.
Bacterial infections need to be treated with antibiotics.
My recommendation would be a formalin dip. If it is velvet or brook you should see improvement quickly.
Heavy breathing could also be a sign of velvet or a bacterial gill infection.
Velvet is best cured with Chloroquine Phosphate or formalin.
Formalin is pretty much the only reliable cure against brook.
Bacterial infections need to be treated with antibiotics.
My recommendation would be a formalin dip. If it is velvet or brook you should see improvement quickly.
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