I’m not sure if he would. He’s swimming around and eating now.Do you think he would survive a freshwater dip? Read this: How To - Freshwater Dip
In addition to providing temp relief for Brook, a FW dip would screen for flukes (which I think I can see on him). Below is a pic of a dark clownfish infested with skin flukes for comparison:
Not even corals/inverts? They can carry parasite tomonts and worm eggs attached to them.What would suddenly cause all of this? Nothing new was added to the tank. This is so heartbreaking
Nothing. I had a separate tank setup as I bought a 40 gal cube to transfer them into. They were in a 40 gallon breeder while the cube cycled. I noticed spots on the clown goby and royal gramma and that’s when I transferred them all to the QT
Brook can lie dormant, and something “stressful” like a tank move can provide the parasites with an opportunity to get a foothold.
I’ll try the freshwater dip and see if that provides any relief. Thank you
Keep a close eye on him. If this clownfish has velvet or brook, then the freshwater dip should clear the white dust albeit temporarily.I did a freshwater dip, but nothing fell off in the bucket. He looks the same just super stressed out, I’m pretty sure I look even worse than him, that was stressful
What about a peroxide bath? Would this help at all?
Is that something people do? I'm pretty sure peroxide would burn his gills.
I found it by googling it and humblefish posted about using 3% hydrogen peroxide so I assume so, just not sure with his open sore on his head
It would help with velvet & brook, primarily: Hydrogen Peroxide bath
You don't want to use H2O2 on a fish showing redness or with an open sore. The peroxide will burn/irritate these areas.
How many days have they been in therapeutic copper?
It’s been well over a week now. She has a few spots on her but not like he does
If you can, transfer them to a completely different QT and only dose Metroplex every 48 hours. You can also dose Kanaplex alongside if either of them are showing signs of a bacterial infection: Bacterial Infections
I don’t have a separate tank. Would Cuprisorb be ok? Then dose the other meds?
Yes, or do a large water change to remove most of the copper. It doesn’t need to be 100% gone before you start dosing Metroplex. Just know you will probably need to restart copper treatment once the fish resume eating.
Thank you!
