Clown fish in bad shape

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Chriss614

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I have my two clowns in QT while my tank stays Fallow. Today after I fed them in QT I noticed they started to lay on their sides for some time and then get up. The small one seems OK but my large maroon female is laying on her side alot now. Her eyes have seemed slightly buldged for a day or two but I didn't think it looked too bad, could a bacterial infection be causing this? How should I treat? Currently I am treating with CP and slowly reducing the salinity to reach hypo levels.
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Zalick said:
What are your ammonia levels?
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My alert badge is saying that they are OK. However during TTM I think I had a pretty bad spike that caused some burn on the fins of the big clownfish (little one didn't go through TTM). Maybe this caused a wound that got infected?

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Chriss614 said:
My alert badge is saying that they are OK. However during TTM I think I had a pretty bad spike that caused some burn on the fins of the big clownfish (little one didn't go through TTM). Maybe this caused a wound that got infected?

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Could be. I don't trust the ammonia badge even though I use them in my QT as well.

I had a few fish die in QT about 5 months ago. The badge showed OK, but I tested after 4 days and it was off the chart.

I would test with a kit just to make sure.
 
Zalick said:
Could be. I don't trust the ammonia badge even though I use them in my QT as well.

I had a few fish die in QT about 5 months ago. The badge showed OK, but I tested after 4 days and it was off the chart.

I would test with a kit just to make sure.
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I will test with a kit if symptoms continue. What medication is used to treat infection?

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Chriss614 said:
I will test with a kit if symptoms continue. What medication is used to treat infection?

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I'm skeptical that its a bacterial infection without more signs/symptoms. have you noticed anything else beyond possible bulging eyes?

You could try dosing paraguard or doing a paraguard bath. i've found it to be easy on fish.
 
Zalick said:
I'm skeptical that its a bacterial infection without more signs/symptoms. have you noticed anything else beyond possible bulging eyes?

You could try dosing paraguard or doing a paraguard bath. i've found it to be easy on fish.
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I noticed some paleness of her stripes and she didn't eat as much. I assumed it was stress but could be related.

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Zalick said:
Could be. I don't trust the ammonia badge even though I use them in my QT as well.

I had a few fish die in QT about 5 months ago. The badge showed OK, but I tested after 4 days and it was off the chart.

I would test with a kit just to make sure.
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Interesting. My alert badges have never let me down.
 
Chriss614 said:
I think it's still around 1.015 I have been lowering it very slowly.

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I don't think that would cause swimming issues. My LFS keeps it right about there.

How is the clown doing today?
 
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