Is my clownfish okay??

[UncleSalt]

This is my platinum clownfish. After him and the yellow tang started showing ICH, I decided to do a quarantine. I put the clown in a 10g QT tank, and started day 1 with 8 drops of cupramine so that I could slowly ramp up the dosage. On day 2 (today), I added more drops.

All day today, even before the drops, he has had an odd look on his skin, I "think' its the ich coming off, but want to make sure I don't need to treat with anything else. He DID eat today as well, which is a good sign!

Ammonia is 0
Nitrate is 0
Nitrite is 0
Sg is 1.024


I just don't know whether to take him out and not subject him to copper, or if this is "normal" with the beginning of a cupramine treatment!

 

[TheAngelfish]

Looks like the stress from the move made him develop a severe case of ich.

 

[Polkman]

I would recommend ttm. I also have a plat clown that is about done with his ttm. I honestly do believe ttm is a better alternative than copper when it comes to ich.

 

[SandJ]

Looks more like velvet or brooklynella to me.

 

[Deinonych]

^^^

Agree that it looks like Brook, but the pictures aren't conclusive.

 

[UncleSalt]

^^^

Agree that it looks like Brook, but the pictures aren't conclusive.

He didn't make it overnight, so I would probably agree that Brook is the cause. I have some "Quick Cure"

Should I take the other clownfish and treat him with this?!

 

[Deinonych]

I've never heard of that product. The packaging looks like it is intended for freshwater fish. Formalin is the tried and true treatment for Brooklynella. Treatment details can be found in the stickies at the top of this forum.

 

[TheAngelfish]

He didn't make it overnight, so I would probably agree that Brook is the cause. I have some "Quick Cure"

Should I take the other clownfish and treat him with this?!

I've purchased the exact same product at walmart. It's just a Methylene blue solution.

 

[UncleSalt]

The ingredients are

1. Formalin
2. Malachite Green



Can you suggest a product I should be using? I dipped my misbar clownfish in it last night for a one hour bath. He looks considerably better this morning.

 

[Deinonych]

Malachite green should not be used with marine animals.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/malachitegreen.htm

I would try to pick up Formalin-MS or the equivalent 37% formaldehyde solution designed for marine applications: http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Vet-Formalin-MS-16-oz/dp/B000O39SBK

 

[UncleSalt]

Malachite green should not be used with marine animals.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/malachitegreen.htm

I would try to pick up Formalin-MS or the equivalent 37% formaldehyde solution designed for marine applications: http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Vet-Formalin-MS-16-oz/dp/B000O39SBK

Awesome! Thank you all so much for the help! Formalin MS is ordered!