Clownfish Sick

[JL27AY]

Hi all,

My clown started having this white patch which became bigger and bigger and is spreading fast recently. It started about a 3-4 weeks ago. Can someone help witht he id of disease and help with the treatment pls??

Tks

[Hondace]

if it is white patch & not small little white dots (ich), then it should be clownfish disease.

Good luck as not many will survive from it....i lost my T perculas to tis disease as well.

Medication -> u can try Waterlife Octozin.

[JL27AY]

where another then ML has this otazin cos i checked with hendry, he has no stock liao

[Clownfish]

Brooklynella.

Sometimes called clownfish disease, angelfish diseas, or "turbidity of the skin" and is caused by a protozoan known as Brooklynella hostilis. It is particularly associated with imported Maroon Clownfish, but other clownfish species can be affected as well. Symptons are a thick, whitish mucus coat, rapid respiration, loss of appetite, open-mouth gaping, and faded body colour in advanced cases. Affected fishes are usually found either lying on the bottom or staying near the surface of the water.

Treatment is a full 15 minutes freshwater dip to remove the parasites from the fish. In a fish-only system, one drop of Formalin can be added to each litre of aquarium water to treat the tank. (Formalin is toxic to invertebrates and cannot be used in any system where they are present).

Freshwater Dip:

1). Bring the freshwater up to the tank temp by floating a container of water in the aquarium

2). Buffer the freshwater to the same pH as the tank.

3). Put the fish in the aerated freshwater

A dip of 3 mins is generally sufficient, although some sources recommend 5-10mins. (A full 15 mins is required for treating Brooklynella).

Never pour the freshwater back into the aquarium.

If ur fish shows the same symptons as above n has already has a loss of appetite, u may wan to remedy using the above method.

However, if wat u see on ur fish is a blemished cloudy area (most notable on fins) or excess mucus at particular places of the fish, that seem to be damages by talcum powder sized dotted parasites using a magnifying glass, then its a velvet disease, Amyloodinium.

Initial symptons r failure to feed, rapid respiration rate (more than 80 respirations/min), swimming into currents and scratching in an unsuccessful attempt to rub the gill irritant off.

In advanced stages of velvet, the fish may dehydrate and become emaciated overnight- appearing to lose one third of its bulk - becos the gill tissue is being damaged, hampering osmoregulation. An affected fish gills are pressed beyong thier capacity and the fish succumbs due to dehydration or suffocation.

Source:

Clownfishes

A guide to Thier Captive Care, Breeding and Natural History

by Joyce D. Wilkerson

Chapter 4, page 111 to 117

first print 1998, reprint 2001 by T.F.H. Publications

[Hondace]

where another then ML has this otazin cos i checked with hendry, he has no stock liao

u can try tis shop. I bot mine there 2 weeks ago.

Plantas Aquaticas

76 Horne Road

Alan Tan 6296 8218

My former lobang for plant tank!!!

[JL27AY]

Hey tks for all the info.. just got some of the octozin. Wana check if it is better to dose it in a separte tank or in the tank itself. If it is a sperarate tank, how to build one...

DO i need a skimmer in it, filter and how big in order not to stress the fish?? Anyone who can discuss this through the phone can contact mi @ 94741898.

Tks

[totoro17]

in pasir ris, where got sell? iwana got?