nemofish2217
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I posted a few weeks ago about losing a couple of clownfish...well today marks the third. I already had it when the 2nd one passed and was watching it closely. I want to say it was Brook, but the problem is I never really saw any visible signs of the disease. About a week ago, I noticed that the clown was looking thin, even though it would eat pretty much every time I put food in the tank. Given the fact that the other clowns died of what I believed the be Brook (or maybe even velvet), I decided to go ahead and treat it, so I moved it to a 10 gal. (about half full), and started treating with Paraguard directly in the tank. Everything seemed to be going ok, although the only noticeable change I could see is that it was losing a little color in its fins. Today, as in the other cases, it went from looking ok to listless and losing equilibrium in a matter of an hour or so.
So, here are the few questions I have:
- Are there any other disease/illnesses that this could have been other than Brook? I thought for sure that the Paraguard would help, as it states that it is an alternative to formalin.
- Is Paraguard not effective at treating Brook?
- The only fishes left in the DT are an orchid dotty back and yellow watchman goby. The orchid dotty back has done and is doing wonderfully, and has been in the tank the entire time the other clowns have. I haven't seen the YWG for a while (it is paired with a pistol shrimp and my belief is that they are just in hiding). How likely is it that those two fish will continue to potentially host a parasite such as Brook if I leave the DT free of new fish for 6 weeks? The dotty back in particular is doing really well, and I would hate to remove it from the DT if at all possible. However, I don't want to wait 6 weeks to re-introduce a clown only to have it pick the parasite right back up.
Really stumped here, appreciate any advice.
So, here are the few questions I have:
- Are there any other disease/illnesses that this could have been other than Brook? I thought for sure that the Paraguard would help, as it states that it is an alternative to formalin.
- Is Paraguard not effective at treating Brook?
- The only fishes left in the DT are an orchid dotty back and yellow watchman goby. The orchid dotty back has done and is doing wonderfully, and has been in the tank the entire time the other clowns have. I haven't seen the YWG for a while (it is paired with a pistol shrimp and my belief is that they are just in hiding). How likely is it that those two fish will continue to potentially host a parasite such as Brook if I leave the DT free of new fish for 6 weeks? The dotty back in particular is doing really well, and I would hate to remove it from the DT if at all possible. However, I don't want to wait 6 weeks to re-introduce a clown only to have it pick the parasite right back up.
Really stumped here, appreciate any advice.