Dont believe this is at all ich- Can you post pics under white lighting ?
Looks like it might be more of an injury - any other fish in the tank?
He looks thin, it’s possible a female clown (if there is one) is harassing it.
He looks thin, it’s possible a female clown (if there is one) is harassing it.
There is mucus around the face and before tail spots which suggest brooklynella.
The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body. The thick mucus on its body is a second sign 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.
Typical treatment is a formalin solution is mixed with in a separate container with either fresh or saltwater. Start with a quick dip in the formalin at a higher concentration then performing treatment in a prolonged bath of formalin base at a lower concentration in a quarantine tank. The longer the fish are exposed to the formalin treatment the more effective it will be at eliminating this issue.
If a formalin solution is not available for immediate 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) or Ruby Rally Pro. Ruby takes a little longer and initial treatment generally takes 2-3 days to really start going to work.
With the advanced stage of this- I recommend immediate quarantine of all inhabitants and leaving display without fish for 4-6 weeks.
A quarantine system if you dont have one can be as simple as a starter tank kit from walmart which has most of the essentials
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While I see the mucus, unless this is a newly acquired fish, I don't think this is Brooklynella. I see some damage on the right perctoral fin. I also suspect injury from a tankmate, can you fill us in on what it is living with?
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He is with a bicolor blenny and a cleaner shrimp. Had him and the blenny for 3 weeks. He’s skinny cause he’s pretty young but eats like a pig.
No female clown. Just a bicolor blenny and a shrimp. He’s pretty young still but eats a lot of food when I feed. Had him for about 3 weeks.
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Must be the angle of the first photo? Now it doesn’t look skinny and the fin erosion I thought I saw is just black coloration.
Can you still see the mucus? I can’t see it in this series of photos.
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Still looks like around the mouth but you have to look for it. I just fed and he was eating a lot so I’m not sure. I never saw the blenny pick on him. I did witness the blenny toss a snail off the aquascape. I’ll keep an eye out for both the blenny attacking and if the clownfish gets more signs of illness.
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