Bacterial infection?

[gcourtney13]

Hey guys any help diagnosing my fish.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey guys any help diagnosing my fish.

This looks more like slime coat issue and associated with brookynella. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body 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.
Start with a prolonged 60 minute bath of ruby rally pro then at a lower concentration in a quarantine tank. The longer the fish are exposed to the treatment, the more effective it will be at eliminating this issue.
Since a formalin solution is often not available for use, temporary relief can be achieved by giving the fish a FW bath or dip in water same temperature as display tank. Even though this treatment will not cure the disease, it can help to remove some of the parasites, as well as reduce the amount of mucus in the gills to assist with respiration problems.
Treatment is best done in a QT tank using either quick cure (more effective but now harder to find) or Ruby Rally Pro. Ruby takes a little longer and initial treatment generally takes 2-3 days to really start going to work.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hey guys any help diagnosing my fish.

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

How long have you had this fish?
How long has it had this discoloration?
Its eyes are protruding a bit, how long have they been like that?

Brooklynella is usually seen in newly acquired clownfish, or in tanks when a new clown has been added. This fish looks more like a long term captive…z

 

[gcourtney13]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

How long have you had this fish?
How long has it had this discoloration?
Its eyes are protruding a bit, how long have they been like that?

Brooklynella is usually seen in newly acquired clownfish, or in tanks when a new clown has been added. This fish looks more like a long term captive…z

Hi fish was introduced to new tank last Tuesday from Lfs to tank. It was introduced as a bonded pair and first fish in the tank.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hi fish was introduced to new tank last Tuesday from Lfs to tank. It was introduced as a bonded pair and first fish in the tank.

Can you trace the fish’s history back through the LFS? Are these ex breeders, or traded in from a customer? They are too large to be newly tank raised, they’ve been living in somebodies tank for some time before you got them. Also check to see if they were exposed to wild caught clownfish at the LFS.