Clownfish disease help

[iamborg]

Hi,

Can some please help me to diagnose what kind of disease my clown fish has..

I have placed the female clownfish in a quarantine tank about 16 days ago.
I first notice something when it does not eat. It eats like a pig every time,
but not that day.

I also noticed that the gill cover is not flush to the face. It sort of opened
at an angle to the face on both sides. I can see the gills.

The first day I did a flesh water bath, and placed it in quarantine, it has not taken any food at all.
I tried the pellets I used to feed, mysis, brine.. not a bite.
I added cupramine on day 2, and tomorrow is 14 days.

Clownfish is very skinny, still swimming somewhat, but the mouth is not
closing. Always open.

If anyone knows what I should do, please let me know. thanks.

 

[tmplge]

Get him into a QT tank and apply API general cure and Furnan2. Alternate days, do a 25% water change before each treatment. Do not run carbon.

 

[iamborg]

I finished the 14 days cupramine. Fish still alive after almost 3 weeks without eating..
Tomorrow I will do a water change and try prazipro.
I suspect it might be gill flukes. Amaze at how tough the clownfish is.

 

[tmplge]

How’s the clown doing.

 

[hottuna]

FWIW:copper does a number on clowns...find alternatives next time..

 

[iamborg]

The clownfish started eating the next day with the prazipro treatment. More active now.

I started with cupramine because it was the only thing I have at that moment.

Now I have cupramine, prazipro and general cure just in case I need it again next time.