is this ich?

[snesbit01]

i just noticed these white spots on my clownfish and im not sure what it is. it keeps rubbing itself against the rocks and didnt eat too well tonight. the other clown in my tank appears to be ok. is this ich? if so how do i treat it? i dont have the means or space to set up a hospital tank and they are the only 2 fish in the tank right now. any help will be appreciated. hopefully one of these pics will show what im talking about. thank you.

 

[snorvich]

Looks like brook.

 

[snesbit01]

sorry. im new to the hobby so forgive my ignorance but what is brook and is there an effective way to treat it?

 

[nanomania]

Broklynella... mine too died recently coz of it.. its also called marine velvet, and its almost impossible to cure. setup a hospital tank and add seachem cupramine.. dont add in maintank or u will never be able to add inverts or corals in it. Dont add any fish in the tank for 3mnths or you will keep killing every fish u buy. Thus parasite dies when there is no host for 72days. Currently im doing the same. Jus keep testing the water once a week to once in 2 weeks. I learnt my lesson after 8yrs of this hobby. I never faced velvet before. My clowns died in jus 24hrs after noticing it and i too dint have a spare tank. I almost had tears in my eyes as i was helpless and cudnt save them and saw both die right in front of me. Best of luck.

 

[snorvich]

Broklynella... mine too died recently coz of it.. its also called marine velvet, and its almost impossible to cure.

Neither is correct. Velvet, Amyloodinium ocellatum, and brook, Brooklynella hostilis are two totally different parasites. velvet is best treated by Chloroquine phosphate whereas brook is treated with formalin dips.


setup a hospital tank and add seachem cupramine..

No. Copper is not effective with either.

dont add in maintank or u will never be able to add inverts or corals in it. Dont add any fish in the tank for 3mnths or you will keep killing every fish u buy. Thus parasite dies when there is no host for 72days. Currently im doing the same. Jus keep testing the water once a week to once in 2 weeks.

No. If you are using copper, you should test daily at a minimum.

I learnt my lesson after 8yrs of this hobby. I never faced velvet before. My clowns died in jus 24hrs after noticing it and i too dint have a spare tank. I almost had tears in my eyes as i was helpless and cudnt save them and saw both die right in front of me. Best of luck.

 

[nanomania]

Then what is more effective? Paraguard?

 

[snorvich]

Then what is more effective? Paraguard?

I provided recommended solutions. Throwing a solution against the wall and hoping it will stick is a bad strategy. I suggest more reading and less guessing.

 

[krullshards]

Then what is more effective? Paraguard?

Snorvich provided guidance for Brooklynella treatment:

brook is treated with formalin dips

It's quite easy to do, though, for me, getting the formalin was a tad harder because it was out of stock on Amazon and pet solutions. I had to get it from ebay. Pet Solutions has Formalin MS now though as reported by others.

 

[nanomania]

Snorvich provided guidance for Brooklynella treatment:



It's quite easy to do, though, for me, getting the formalin was a tad harder because it was out of stock on Amazon and pet solutions. I had to get it from ebay. Pet Solutions has Formalin MS now though as reported by others.

Kool. As im into chemical and pharma business, its easy for me to arrange any chemical. Can please explain how to use formalin for velvet?

 

[krullshards]

Kool. As im into chemical and pharma business, its easy for me to arrange any chemical. Can please explain how to use formalin for velvet?

Formalin should be used as a dip:

20 drops per gallon of water.

30-50 minute dips.

Take a look at this: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/blog.php?b=838