clownfish sick please identify disease(pics)

[iverson387]

I have purchased 2 clownfish a hippo tang and a yellow tang and have had them in quarantine for a month. I was hoping to move them to the display and i have found something just below one of the clowns mouth. His color has also slightly faded. All other fish show no signs of anything and look good. What does my clownfish have and what should i do? Also should i move the other fish into the display before they catch it.

It is not this white in person i think thats just the flash.

 

[dones20]

lookslike it may be a wound or scratch it happens i wouldnt worry

 

[limitdown]

Doesn't look like brooklynella (common w/ clownfish)

Might be a scratch that's starting to develop a secondary bacterial infection. If the wound becomes red or ulcerated then I would start dosing an antibiotic such as Maracyn 2 (minocycline).

 

[rc02116]

Watch the clowns very carefully and regularly... My first thought is Brook (brooklynella) but it could be due to the glass reflection... If you start seeing a white sheen over their bodies, then it could be brooklynella. In that case, prompt treament is needed as it moves very fast!

The only effective treatment I know is Formalin with the correct dosage (VERY IMPORTANT). Good luck!

PS. Also the Yellow Tang's stomach looks pinched, I hope you feed him lots of Nori (better if soaked in Selcon). it could be the stress in quarrantine tank...

 

[iverson387]

OK The one clown is perfectly fine and the other one has gotten worse. At first he seemed to get better for about 2 days. Then all of the sudden it was back again and bigger. At this point i moved the other fish out and left him in his own tank. I checked all paramaters and everything was fine but i did a water change anyway just in case. I have been soaking the food in garlic and he was eating happily until yesterday. Now he has some more white on the side of his mouth. The one on his chin almost looks like he has a beard now. It is fairly large and he is not moving around much anymore. He still swims but only in one area about 4 inches square. What should i do since he is not eating and it appears to be getting worse. I will try and get some more pictures now. If this is brookynella what is the best way to solve this?

 

[iverson387]

ok figured out how to take some better pictures. Here they are

Here you can see the beard like white patch under his mouth. The white dot on the mouth is something on the camera lens and is in a few of the pics sorry my mistake.

This picture shows the white patch on his chin well

here you can see the bump located above his head

Best seen in this picture are some red bumps that appear to be under his skin. This is on his first stripe just behind and below the eye. There are a few small holes here when looking up close.