treating sick fish

  1. K

    Marine Velvet, Ich, Flukes, Brook or other

    I have had a case of what I think was brooklynella in the past 5 months. It started with my clownfish and they ended up dying despite our medication. We got a second batch of fish 4/5 weeks as per recommended by our fish guy, and they ended up dying of the disease too. We weren't able to treat...
  2. C

    ! - sick(?) tailspot blenny

    Hi Everyone, My tailspot blenny is looking a little worse for wear. His belly is now concave, and his face is looking really skinny. It resembles a really skinny person when their cheekbones are visible. He is now sticking to the bottom of the tank, not moving, whereas before (two days ago) he...
    • Ch1ef_Reef
    • Thread
    • beginner ill fish sick sick blenny sick fish treating sick fish
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  3. O

    SICK WATCHMAN GOBY

    Hey guys need help, my new watchman goby started to be lethargic 2 days ago and now he spins like a corkscrew when he swims, I put him in the first chamber of my aio so the other fish won't bother him. Should I euthanize him or just keep trying to feed him. He's breathing slowed a little bit...
  4. Nate Chalk

    EMERGENCY 2 week blue tang stress?

    Hi all- I purchased this blue tang 2 weeks ago, it was picking at rocks, and eating some emerald entre + pellet. Recently over the past week, it has been hiding in 2x places total and "playing dead" i dont believe it has eated much sense. I havent noticed any white spots either. I did not QT...
  5. A

    EMERGENCY Brooklynella?

    I got my clown about 3 days ago, and he’s currently in 2.0 ppm copper power and have also dosed general cure. He was still refusing to eat so I checked for flukes with a freshwater dip, and it looks like there is mucus on his fins. I’m not sure if this is brook so can the experts help out...
  6. Floofdragon

    Help!! Idk what’s going on in my tank!!!

    I have a 90g frag tank with a Porcupine Pufferfish, Lionfish, Zebra Moray, Orange Toadfish, Dusky Jawfish, Marine flounder and an sub adult engineer goby ((the puffer and lionfish are getting moved to a bigger tank in the next year)) I first noticed my puffer fish acting weird like laying on the...
  7. MJV15

    Mouth damage Red Velvet Wrasse

    I was out of town for a few weeks and came home to to my wrasse looking like this. His.. or her mouth looks pretty beat up. There was initially some aggressive dominance issues with my six line wrasse. But it only lasted a few days. The velvet wrasse is the dominant one and they have peacefully...
  8. Gonj

    EMERGENCY Clowns keep getting Brook?

    I’ve had these two clowns since March 4th in qt 10g, heater, bubbler, pvc. I observed them for the first 4 days and they began to show signs of Brook I jumped on here followed recommended treatment treated with ruby reef bath and dosed tank with metroplex, I also did a full water change in the...
  9. Gonj

    EMERGENCY Clownfish is peeling?

    Got 2 clown in qt right now they’ve seemed fine, however today I noticed their skin seems to be peeling and there appears to be some growth in the filter as well. Any ideas as to what this can be or how I should treat this? Attached some photos below.
  10. Davar93

    Treating with copper & quarantine

    Hey guys just to make sure I am doing this right and got my mass right as I do not want to kill any fish. I am using this for a quarantine tank that I have set up for some new fish that I got who look good but Wanna qt still. I am looking to treat 7 gallons and want to read 2ppm? So 70 drops...
    • Davar93
    • Thread
    • copper copper checker ich copper marine velvet new fish quarantine quarantine tank treating sick fish
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Reef Aquarium Discussion
  11. Flyboycitabria

    What is on this Tang?

    Can I get some help with identifying and treating this Tang?
  12. RealWorld

    Identification of white crusty patch on Majestic Angel

    My 5” Majestic Angel is acting and eating normally, but I noticed this white crusty looking patch just on one side of his body as shown in the attached picture/video. Does anyone know what this is, what could have caused it and the best course of action to treat it before it gets worse. I first...
  13. C

    EMERGENCY Dying fish, I believe he had 2 diseases brooks and velvet

    Hi, so my fish is sick, he is a clownfish. He is breathing heavily and has recently stopped eating. His color is looking much better than in the past. I have been treating with copper for a little over two weeks but he hasn’t fought it off yet since my ammonia got a little too high. It is under...
  14. Fish rookie 07

    Clownfish worry

    I have a recently bought very young (1.5cm) percula clownfish and a couple days after placing into the tank he has developed slightly white fades of lines directly above the fins. Could anybody help me out on whether this is just colour progression or a disease and if so what type and treatment...
  15. H

    Help identifying tang disease

    Hey guys I just picked up a tang and it’s swimming super weird. It twitches it’s head often but it also goes near the surface at times and freaks out. Just curious if anyone can identify this disease so I can cure this little bugger. The video doesn’t do it too much justice but hope it helps...
  16. S

    API Triple Sulfa Invert Safe?

    Hey everyone, Im sure this has been posted 100 times, but is API Triple Sulfa invert safe/Can it be added to food? I have a Powder Brown tang with what appears to be a mouth infection/torn tissue - I have been using kanaplex+focus mixed with frozen mysis/selcon/garlic. After about 10 days of...
  17. BluerSkiesAhead

    Sick Emporer Angel Juvenile — HELP

    Just got this little juvenile Emporer Angel last week. I got him with a baby Royal Blue Tang who was very sick. I got the tang to try to save him because he was very malnourished and had some kind of infection on his body. They both had parasites. The water in the bags from the LFS when we...
  18. What's Wrong With My Wrasse?

    Intermediate Topic What's Wrong With My Wrasse?

    Note from the Editor: The article below was written by @4FordFamily, a Reef2Reef staff member, however the article was also created with the help and input from @eatbreakfast @evolved @HotRocks, all prominent members of the Reef2Reef community and marine fish experts. The wrasse photos...
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