Velvet or Brooklynella? - Help with Diagnosis

[fishyman123]

Hi All -
Long time lurker, first time poster on R2R. I have a pair of clowns, one of them died. I am not sure if its Brook, or Velvet. I am attaching photos.
going to throw the rest of the tank in QT, but don't know if I should take the Copper route if its Brook.
Please help!!

 

[Jay Hemdal]

fishyman123 Welcome to the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Forum!

The #fishmedic team and other knowledgeable members of our community will do our best to help you resolve your questions. Please provide as much of the following as you are able:

• Brief description of the issue you are observing and answers to the following questions:
  • How long have you had the fish with the condition?
  • Did you quarantine with medication when you first acquired the fish? (If Yes, which medication?)
• Current water quality measurements
• Clear photos of the issue taken using WHITE light and/or a short video of any behaviors (post in your response or on YouTube).

If you can help us by providing as much of the above info as possible, it will make diagnosing and providing recommendations for treatment MUCH easier! The Fish Medic team will get back to you as quickly as possible. In the meantime, other members of our community may also share their experience with similar situations and advice that they may have regarding your situation.

You may also feel free to provide a more detailed description of the condition if you wish to share more info than the above list.

Additionally, these links may be useful while you await a response:

• CURRENT QT PROTOCOL LINK
• HOW TO ASK FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS HELP LINK

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi All -
Long time lurker, first time poster on R2R. I have a pair of clowns, one of them died. I am not sure if its Brook, or Velvet. I am attaching photos.
going to throw the rest of the tank in QT, but don't know if I should take the Copper route if its Brook.
Please help!!

This is ich and fish will need to be isolated along with others in quarantine and treated with coppersafe at 2.25 for 30 day minimum monitoring ammonia and adding aeration

 

[fishyman123]

Thank you for the feedback. Does ich usually happen quickly? I only had the clowns for 3 days. And no other fish is showing symptoms.

 

[Lavey29]

Looks like advanced brook to me. Ich kills slow. Brook kills fast

 

[fishyman123]

both the Clowns are dead unfortunately they lasted about 3 days.

 

[Lavey29]

both the Clowns are dead unfortunately they lasted about 3 days.

Your tank will need to fallow for 45 to 76 days. All fish will need QT treatment.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Looks like ich to me. I would contact the dealer, if they died that quickly, they must have had an active infection when you bought them.

I think I see a flame angel in the back of the tank - keep a close eye on the other fish, you will likely need to treat them all.