OK Got a new one here. Fish is in QT, being treated and now this...

[pufferpoison]

Ok, I received two Percula Clownfish that were a mated pair. The female was showing signs of Ich and maybe brook. I started a Culaprine copper treatment and have been at the suggested levels for 2 weeks. The fish have been eating great, not flashing or rubbing on anything and all the spots seem to disappear. Well today I noticed the female has white "bumps" all over her body and fins. These are raised bumps that look horrible.

Any guess to what this might be? I have just received a bottle of Formalin, if that will treat it.

 

[HumbleFish]

From the pics, I can't say for certain what that is. However, being these are clownfish and have already been in Cupramine for 2 weeks... I would be inclined to give them both a formalin bath, just in case this is Brook you are dealing with.

 

[Deinonych]

Looks like early stages of Brooklynella to me. Are these the same fish from your earlier posts, or different ones? If different, did you obtain them from the same source?

 

[pufferpoison]

Same fish. I was told first that it looked like ich, I got some medication semi-locally. After starting copper treatment, I was told it looked like brook. I already was in the treatment stage and had to order formalin online. After 3 days of being in copper treatment, the bumps went away and the fish looked good.

I thought it was ich or some other form of parasite that would be cured with copper. But now they are back in full force. Like I said the fish eat every time I feed them (twice a day) and eat everything I feed them.

Should I run carbon, change 25% water and start formaline?

FYI: I have seen these exact bumps at the LFS I bought these guys from on some other clowns and they have been that way for 1 1/2 months or so.

 

[HumbleFish]

Should I run carbon, change 25% water and start formaline?

You don't want to use formalin in tank. Use it as a bath solution for 45-60 mins in a glass bowl or something. Aerate the bowl heavily, as formalin will quickly deplete the water of oxygen. Return the clowns to the tank with copper when done.

 

[Deinonych]

FYI: I have seen these exact bumps at the LFS I bought these guys from on some other clowns and they have been that way for 1 1/2 months or so.

Hmm. Unlikely to be Brook if the clowns at the LFS have exhibited the same symptoms for that long.