TangySushi
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I noticed my female clownfish has these raised brown spots. Not sure what that is.
brown spots on clownfish
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TangySushi
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Bought the pair 2.5 months ago. They were in the QT for a month and treated with the TTM and prazi-pro.
TangySushi
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I haven't seen any slime on her yet, and her color's still there.
How should I treat this with only one fish showing signs? separate her or do they all have it by now?
I think I read somewhere to let the tank fallow for 6 weeks for brook?
And treat all the fish with Formaldehyde 37% if I can get some, correct?
How should I treat this with only one fish showing signs? separate her or do they all have it by now?
I think I read somewhere to let the tank fallow for 6 weeks for brook?
And treat all the fish with Formaldehyde 37% if I can get some, correct?
TangySushi
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Nothing else has been added to the tank since the clownfish. She does hang around a frogspawn everyday, about 6 inches away though. Could it possibly be stings from the frogspawn?
Yes. If the spots start to peel, then you have either brook or uronema.
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I don't have any chromis, I just have a pair of clowns and a flame angel. They are still acting normal, and eating.
Just to make sure I got this right, I have ro/di water already made, So I'll dip each fish into fw for 3-5mins then add them to the QT tank.
Then pretty much just do the TTM but with the fw dips inbetween the tank transfers and transfer on these days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 & 11. Then also leave the DT fallow for 6 weeks - 72 days.
Just to make sure I got this right, I have ro/di water already made, So I'll dip each fish into fw for 3-5mins then add them to the QT tank.
Then pretty much just do the TTM but with the fw dips inbetween the tank transfers and transfer on these days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 & 11. Then also leave the DT fallow for 6 weeks - 72 days.
Why are you dipping them in fresh water? That would have no value for ich eradication. Unless, you think they have flukes . . . Just do tank transfer and observe for at least 3 weeks afterwards.
TangySushi
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Thought I was treating for brook. Snorvich you are confussing me mang! lol. The sticky says to do a fw dip for brook. So should I still just do the tank transfers? I got the qt setup and the fw dip ready if I have to do that.
Here's from the sticky for brook
Treatments
Environmental Treatments
Freshwater dip
In freshwater the parasite drops off the skin of the fish very rapidly. However, not all parasites drop off so while this improves the situation it does not correct it completely. If the fish are simply returned to the tank where the outbreak occurred then they will just become re-infected. For this treatment to be effective the fish should be kept in a quarantine tank and the main display tank kept fish free for 8 to 12 weeks. Once in the quarantine tank the treatment should be repeated on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 & 11 followed by 4 to 6 weeks of observation in a quarantine tank.
As these parasites breach the skin as they feed on the fish the skins integument is broken and the fish’s osmoregulatory potential is hugely reduced. This is exacerbated in freshwater so remember that a heavily infected fish could easily become physiologically stressed with this treatment method, ironically due to dehydration!
One of the most important things about a freshwater dip is that it will buy you some time to start another treatment or to set up a quarantine tank as even a very badly infected fish can lose most although not all, of its parasite in a few minutes and improve quite dramatically.
To carry out a freshwater dip:
1. Take some freshwater (RO is best) and heat it up to the same temperature as the tank
2. Adjust the pH of the freshwater to match the tank using a commercial pH buffer.
3. Catch the fish and pop it into the freshwater bath, watch the fish carefully and be prepared to remove it if it becomes very distressed. Normally 3 minutes in a freshwater bath will dislodge most parasites; this can be extended to five minutes.
4. Catch the fish and put it back into the tank. Do not pour the freshwater back in the tank as this may introduce the parasites back into the display tank.
Here's from the sticky for brook
Treatments
Environmental Treatments
Freshwater dip
In freshwater the parasite drops off the skin of the fish very rapidly. However, not all parasites drop off so while this improves the situation it does not correct it completely. If the fish are simply returned to the tank where the outbreak occurred then they will just become re-infected. For this treatment to be effective the fish should be kept in a quarantine tank and the main display tank kept fish free for 8 to 12 weeks. Once in the quarantine tank the treatment should be repeated on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 & 11 followed by 4 to 6 weeks of observation in a quarantine tank.
As these parasites breach the skin as they feed on the fish the skins integument is broken and the fish’s osmoregulatory potential is hugely reduced. This is exacerbated in freshwater so remember that a heavily infected fish could easily become physiologically stressed with this treatment method, ironically due to dehydration!
One of the most important things about a freshwater dip is that it will buy you some time to start another treatment or to set up a quarantine tank as even a very badly infected fish can lose most although not all, of its parasite in a few minutes and improve quite dramatically.
To carry out a freshwater dip:
1. Take some freshwater (RO is best) and heat it up to the same temperature as the tank
2. Adjust the pH of the freshwater to match the tank using a commercial pH buffer.
3. Catch the fish and pop it into the freshwater bath, watch the fish carefully and be prepared to remove it if it becomes very distressed. Normally 3 minutes in a freshwater bath will dislodge most parasites; this can be extended to five minutes.
4. Catch the fish and put it back into the tank. Do not pour the freshwater back in the tank as this may introduce the parasites back into the display tank.
I thought we agreed that it was possible that what you are seeing was the result of LPS stings? If you are treating for brook, then tank transfer will not help, just follow the protocol for treating which is a dip then movement into a fresh tank with new salt water as you quoted in the reply.
