Clown stopped eating, more lethargic, shakes head and yawns

[Dr. D]

Sorry about your fish… but when I read the title I thought it might be about my eldest son.

 

[skylan]

Here is the kind of "leaning" to the side. Always the same side.

 

[skylan]

Sorry about your fish… but when I read the title I thought it might be about my eldest son.

yikes

 

[skylan]

Yes - I'd try the Rally Pro also. Be sure you manage the ammonia level in that new tank. Do you have any bio media or live rock that you could move over to that tank?

I know, I'm spamming you sorry. The quickest I can get rally pro is Tuesday. Is there anything comparable or should I just order and hope for the best?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I know, I'm spamming you sorry. The quickest I can get rally pro is Tuesday. Is there anything comparable or should I just order and hope for the best?

Sorry, I can't guess if Tuesday will be o.k. or not. Formalin is the best treatment for this, but it is hard to get and is toxic to people. Some people use Metronidazole, but I don't think that works very well. Ruby Reef is the safest (but not the most effective) treatment available.

You can try a 5 minute freshwater dip, but that really needs to be done by then moving the fish to a new, non-infected tank. Perhaps the FW dip could buy you some time?

 

[skylan]

Sorry, I can't guess if Tuesday will be o.k. or not. Formalin is the best treatment for this, but it is hard to get and is toxic to people. Some people use Metronidazole, but I don't think that works very well. Ruby Reef is the safest (but not the most effective) treatment available.

You can try a 5 minute freshwater dip, but that really needs to be done by then moving the fish to a new, non-infected tank. Perhaps the FW dip could buy you some time?

I'm sure I could figure something out if I need to move tanks. I have a 20gallon that I've been trying to cycle to set up a coral QT, it has live sand and dry rock. Last I checked there was some nitrites and slight ammonia, I could maybe drain and refill with fresh to house it for a bit?

When you say formalin is best for "this" , do you have an idea what's going on with it? I kind of thought it was hard to diagnose without any symptom except the not eating and maybe now the leaning on the bottom.

Thanks for all your efforts in responding, btw.