sugartooth
Reef bully
I can't determine if there may be ich or velvet or brook on these baby clowns. It's very hard to tell because:
- the clowns are so small, about 1 to 1 1/2 inch total length
- the color of the clowns makes it hard to see if there is discoloration, or white stripe color developing.
Whitish dots have appeared and gone now a couple of times. They are currently in hypo and I have been giving formalin baths every other day to treat for brook.
If it's velvet, can I treat with acriflavine? I'm hesitant to use copper because these are very young fish.
I honestly can't tell what's going on with them. Out of 5, 1 had very labored breathing for days before it died. It survived 2 formalin baths before succumbing. This one also lost his appetite almost 5 days before death.
The remaining 4 are eating and active. I have also been gut loading bbs with selcon and beta glucan. I am also adding beta glucan to their tank water. This is in addition to Rod's food.
Today I saw some small specks on one baby, near it's head. These dots I see are so small and kind of faded or hazy. If it was ich, would it be much larger in relation to the baby?
At what point do I say that hypo is not working, therefore it must be velvet? I want to catch this while they are still strong enough to deal with treatment.
I've also been doing daily 25% water changes. They are in a bare bottom nursery tank.
Thanks very much in advance for help. Also, Happy New Year to all.
- the clowns are so small, about 1 to 1 1/2 inch total length
- the color of the clowns makes it hard to see if there is discoloration, or white stripe color developing.
Whitish dots have appeared and gone now a couple of times. They are currently in hypo and I have been giving formalin baths every other day to treat for brook.
If it's velvet, can I treat with acriflavine? I'm hesitant to use copper because these are very young fish.
I honestly can't tell what's going on with them. Out of 5, 1 had very labored breathing for days before it died. It survived 2 formalin baths before succumbing. This one also lost his appetite almost 5 days before death.
The remaining 4 are eating and active. I have also been gut loading bbs with selcon and beta glucan. I am also adding beta glucan to their tank water. This is in addition to Rod's food.
Today I saw some small specks on one baby, near it's head. These dots I see are so small and kind of faded or hazy. If it was ich, would it be much larger in relation to the baby?
At what point do I say that hypo is not working, therefore it must be velvet? I want to catch this while they are still strong enough to deal with treatment.
I've also been doing daily 25% water changes. They are in a bare bottom nursery tank.
Thanks very much in advance for help. Also, Happy New Year to all.
