Help me cure my poor Coral :( he has Brooklynella disease

[Lily Lemire]

Hey there !
A few days ago my clownfish had some pinkish spots and i posted a quesrion here and did as suggested...huge clean-up and bought some Purigen and Pristine (Seachem) to help with the water quality.. ..and thanks to this advice she healed but tonight i noticed she has a peeling "skin" appearance and one her eye is cloudy poor thing !I quickly found out she has Brooklynella and what appears to be a cloudy eye but need advice on whag med to give her...i have no QT tank so it needs to be safe for corals and inverts.... any advice please ?
At my local reefstore theres Metro and such medications and i own Paraguard. I just dont know how to use it ... i really hope someone will help me cure her. Thanks in advance !
Again, sorry for the crappy pictures she is very hyperactive and i have a miserable Samsung S4.. .

 

[MTBake]

I used Ruby Reef Rally in a bath for 30 minutes. Then transferred to a qt.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

 

[azbigjohn]

#reefsquad

 

[HotRocks]

You can use a RRR bath. But fish need transfered to a QT and DT needs to be fallow for 6 weeks.

All fish in the tank need to be moved to a QT and treated with Metroplex for 10 days.

Rally is supposed to be reef safe (I have never used it in a reef). It does stain the water. It may be capable of erradicating Brook.

 

[Lily Lemire]

I used Ruby Reef Rally in a bath for 30 minutes. Then transferred to a qt.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/brooklynella.247938/

Thanks ^_^ ... i cant have it shipped fast enough tho i just checked and there would be a loooong delay even with express shipping + huge bill. I need another med ...

 

[wesman42]

Maybe hit up one of your LFS? I know mine has store medications they use...maybe you could talk them into letting you buy a certain mL to hold you off until then? Or, better if they even sell it there.

 

[MTBake]

Thanks ^_^ ... i cant have it shipped fast enough tho i just checked and there would be a loooong delay even with express shipping + huge bill. I need another med ...

Metroplex may also help if that's all you can get. Freshwater dip would help buy some time.

 

[EmdeReef]

Do a freshwater dip, then repeat in 24hrs, it should provide some temporary relief. While waiting for RRR can try adding metro to the quarantine tank.

 

[Lily Lemire]

You can use a RRR bath. But fish need transfered to a QT and DT needs to be fallow for 6 weeks.

All fish in the tank need to be moved to a QT and treated with Metroplex for 10 days.

Rally is supposed to be reef safe (I have never used it in a reef). It does stain the water. It may be capable of erradicating Brook.

Hey thanks !
i just ordered RRR and should receive it tomorrow...i dont have a QT tank ...what should i do then ? Is it truly reef safe ?

 

[Lily Lemire]

Thanks ^_^ ... i cant have it shipped fast enough tho i just checked and there would be a loooong delay even with express shipping + huge bill. I need another med ...

Sorry just found out i could have it shipped express with amazon.ca and i am expecting it tomorrow ^_^!

 

[Lily Lemire]

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Do a freshwater dip, then repeat in 24hrs, it should provide some temporary relief. While waiting for RRR can try adding metro to the quarantine tank.

How long should the freshwater dip be ? And what is the minimal size pf container for a clownfish for the fw dip?

 

[EmdeReef]

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How long should the freshwater dip be ? And what is the minimal size pf container for a clownfish for the fw dip?

I wouldn’t consider RRR reef safe based on its ingredients..

A small container should do for FW dip, just make sure to match temperature and in general longer than 3min but no longer than 5, have to observe for signs of stress.
For more info:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

 

[HotRocks]

I wouldn’t consider RRR reef safe based on its ingredients..

A small container should do for FW dip, just make sure to match temperature and in general longer than 3min but no longer than 5, have to observe for signs of stress.
For more info:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/freshwater-dip.248898/

Metroplex is a guarantee. Must be used in QT.

 

[MSB123]

Hey thanks !
i just ordered RRR and should receive it tomorrow...i dont have a QT tank ...what should i do then ? Is it truly reef safe ?

No. It claims to be "reef safe" but it will probably kill inverts and/or coral.

 

[EmdeReef]

Since you have Paraguard handy, you can use it for a 60-90min bath. Been a while since I used it, but believe their instructions indicate how to perform a bath.

I’m not sure if it will be as effective as RRR or formaldehyde, seachem is difficult in giving answers to its mechanism of action but in theory should be somewhat similar to formaldehyde...

 

[MTBake]

Hey thanks !
i just ordered RRR and should receive it tomorrow...i dont have a QT tank ...what should i do then ? Is it truly reef safe ?

It does say reef safe. That said, I wouldn't add it to my tank.

Setting up a simple qt would be ideal.

 

[HotRocks]

Since you have Paraguard handy, you can use it for a 60-90min bath. Been a while since I used it, but believe their instructions indicate how to perform a bath.

I’m not sure if it will be as effective as RRR or formaldehyde, seachem is difficult in giving answers to its mechanism of action but in theory should be somewhat similar to formaldehyde...

These baths may be effective, so long as you move the fish to a sterile tank afterward. Not going back the the Brook infested tank it came from.

 

[MSB123]

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How long should the freshwater dip be ? And what is the minimal size pf container for a clownfish for the fw dip?

I would set up a simple QT tank.

 

[MSB123]

I would set up a simple QT tank.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-quarantine.189815/

 

[Big G]

There have been cases where repeated freshwater dips over several days have eliminated Brook. Kinda like TTM for Ich. But must go into a fresh tank each time as @HotRocks posted earlier.