Emergency help

[Dmoody]

Have had this allardi clown in qt for 3 days. Currently treating with cupramine @ .5. Just now noticed the clown has this patchy white blotches on him.

 

[Dmoody]

He is also breathing rapidly and staying toward the bottom.

 

[Dmoody]

Pic

 

[Painted skin]

Clowns are know for brook.

 

[Dmoody]

Can anything be done ?

 

[Dmoody]

Also will it spread to the other clown and Xmas wrasse in the QT?

 

[Dmoody]

All I have on hand is cupramine, melafix, and prazi pro

 

[MrTuskfish]

Looks a lot like brooklynella. The only med I know will help is formalin. Formalin can be hard to find. There are other meds that contain formalin though. I forget the name, but I think one med containing formalin is even Wal-Mart has it. Assuming this is brook, I'm afraid your chances of saving it are less than 50/50. Brook is very contagious and deadly, you still may have time to save your other fish.

 

[Dmoody]

Mr tusk would you recommend taking the other fish out and puting them in a different qt? Does brook stay in the water?

 

[MrTuskfish]

Mr tusk would you recommend taking the other fish out and puting them in a different qt? Does brook stay in the water?

Yes. I believe the fallow period for brook is 6 weeks, I'd go eight weeks. I'd do this asap, brook is a very quick and deadly parasite. Again, I'm just assuming this is brook, I can't tell for sure from the pic. FWIW: I'm probably 95% sure its brook. Also, I see you're using copper; ,be sure not yo mix any copper with the formalin.

 

[Dmoody]

Ok the first clown is dead. Formalin is on the way from amazon. The other two fish are showing no signs as of yet. I have a 10g that I can transfer them to after a freshwater dip. Is this advisable also I won't mix copper with the formalin