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This fish even under heavy blue light is displaying Brooklynella. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body. The thick mucus on its body is a second sign which is noticeable on the fish. This mucus generally starts at the facial area as well as gills and spreads across the body producing lesions as it progresses often confused with ich and can turn into secondary bacteria. Other symptoms will be lethargic behavior, refusing to eat and heavy breathing from the mucus.
Hello,Could you attach pics taken under white light? How are the fish acting? Faster breathing, swimming into flow, lack of appetite?
How long have you had them for/when was the most recent addition?
Based on the pics, brook or velvet are possibilities, and both have different treatments. One thing you can do is a 5 minute freshwater dip to help relieve the fish, but it won’t cure anything.
You will need a quarantine tank for treatment.
is the formalin in safety stop, rapid fish quarantine not the right type? see it at all my LFS and they sell it onlinebecause the best medication (formalin) is really difficult to get.
is the formalin in safety stop, rapid fish quarantine not the right type? see it at all my LFS and they sell it online
I thought I had attached the pictures under whites in my previous post, sorry. They have looked like that for at least a month or so. It didn't seem like a problem since they were still eating and acting normal. It wasn't until a few days ago, I noticed odd behavior and posted on reddit, and the replies were concerning. Was advised to post here.It's the right type, but an unknown dose/concentration, so I don't have any way to convert the dose over to a Brooklynella treatment.
In re-reading your first post, you said the fish have had this "for some time" - how long have they had it?
Also, a video taken under white light would be really helpful to try and sort through this.
Jay
I thought I had attached the pictures under whites in my previous post, sorry. They have looked like that for at least a month or so. It didn't seem like a problem since they were still eating and acting normal. It wasn't until a few days ago, I noticed odd behavior and posted on reddit, and the replies were concerning. Was advised to post here.
Went to LFS today and asked for formalin. They said it is hard to get? He recommended using Seachem Cupramine. I am dosing in a 10g QT tank with 1 clown, sixline and a watchman goby using
Only one clown left. I plan to do regular WC’s to manage ammonia. Probably every few days or so.Sorry, I meant could you post a short video (helps me judge the fish's respiration rate).
Cupramine is one choice. I use Coppersafe. Only one clown is being dosed, did one die?
Managing the ammonia in the treatment tank is going to be difficult. Do not use ammonia removers, they react badly with Cupramine.
Jay