Clownfish experts: Brook or bites?

[karid]

Female just died. That was fast. It is Sat night and I first noticed symptoms on her on Fri morning!

:-(

Male seems to be doing well still. Since I first noticed symptoms on him on Tues, I think he'll make it. He is still in quarantine and I'll continue treatment until he is 100%.

 

[traveller7]

Sad news. Best of luck with the male.

 

[Slakker]

Sorry to hear about your female. I really hope the male pulls through.

FWIW, that website has great information on it. Those links helped me get my Ocellaris pair through a bit of a bout with (presumably) Ich.

 

[karid]

Thanks for the condolences. I sure am bummed.

That website is very good. I hope we'll pull through this and not have to need it much in the future though!

 

[Bones18]

Karid,

I have a few good wild caught onyx clowns for sale still. I'll give you a good deal on relpacing your female. PM me with your email.

 

[Sk8r]

Be careful, too, when returning a clown to the tank if there is a nem. The loss of the slime coat can get it killed, very sadly, when it dives into the nem.

 

[karid]

Thanks for the offer! I think we'll hold off for now.

What is the nem?

 

[tetra-tag]

"'nem" is short for anemone. I imagine you would need to be concerned with the same issue (loss of slime coat due to the freshwater dip) with the frogspawn.

 

[karid]

Yes, I think you are right. I can try some of that Prime product to help stimulate/make the slime coat. Or just leave him in quarantine long enough for it to "grow" back. He seems fine and healthy.

 

[traveller7]

Karid, stay the treatment course, a heathy fish will have plenty of "slime".

Maybe someone can provide a link to a test conducted by a third party, before we consider such slime enhancing product claims as fact.

To say I am skeptical would be generous, but a solid research paper would change my mind ;>)

 

[karid]

Yea, I think i'm going to keep him in QT. He seems happy in there. I prefer not to use medications if there are more natural alternatives.

Actually, looking in my display tank - my other fish (fairy wrasse and bicolor blenny) now have white stuff on them and are flicking/scratching themselves. The rabbitfish hangs out by the cleaner shrimp and they clean him often. I'm wondering if they all have ich now. Sigh. This is my first bout with sick fish after being in the hobby for almost 3 years, and I must say - I'm not really enjoying it.

I think I might put all fish in the QT tank and use hyposalinity for a few weeks while the display tank is fishless for 8 wks.

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9939012#post9939012 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by karid
I think I might put all fish in the QT tank and use hyposalinity for a few weeks while the display tank is fishless for 8 wks.

Ich did not kill your clown.

Pull all your fish.

I have yet to kill a fish with a proper hyposalinity regimen, but don't expect it to be effective against brook or amyloo.

If the spotting, scratching, sliming, continues when the fish are in hypo treatment.....expect to use some meds.

Good luck and follow the linked information to the letter and your chances of success are very high.

 

[karid]

no - ich didn't kill the clown. But they've got it now. Or maybe they've all got brook. Or something else. It actually doesn't look like salt (the classic description of ich), so who knows. In any case, we'll start with the hyposalinity and go from there.