Is this brook?!

[matt.moo4]

I have had this wild clownfish for roughly 6 months now, and for the last month this has been appearing on its skin, and then it goes away. Is it brook? I did a skin scrape and found this under the microscope but it doesn't really look like brook

This also starting happening when it started hosting the euphyllia in my tank.
It also completely goes away when I put the fish in a separation box (could these be scratches from hosting lps coral)

None of the other fish seem to have this, I have azure damsels, a black/white clownfish, fire fish, a blenny and a fire fish

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have had this wild clownfish for roughly 6 months now, and for the last month this has been appearing on its skin, and then it goes away. Is it brook? I did a skin scrape and found this under the microscope but it doesn't really look like brook

This also starting happening when it started hosting the euphyllia in my tank.
It also completely goes away when I put the fish in a separation box (could these be scratches from hosting lps coral)

None of the other fish seem to have this, I have azure damsels, a black/white clownfish, fire fish, a blenny and a fire fish

Looks like the start of such. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body which is barely 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. I dont see a heavy case here, at least yet
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.
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 easy as a second hand tank from a thrift store or as simple as a starter tank kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I have had this wild clownfish for roughly 6 months now, and for the last month this has been appearing on its skin, and then it goes away. Is it brook? I did a skin scrape and found this under the microscope but it doesn't really look like brook

This also starting happening when it started hosting the euphyllia in my tank.
It also completely goes away when I put the fish in a separation box (could these be scratches from hosting lps coral)

None of the other fish seem to have this, I have azure damsels, a black/white clownfish, fire fish, a blenny and a fire fish

The photo micrograph is not Brooklynella, the slightly pointed end is commonly seen in marine ich, Cryptocaryon. Did you see more than one of these? Could you see any movement?

 

[matt.moo4]

The photo micrograph is not Brooklynella, the slightly pointed end is commonly seen in marine ich, Cryptocaryon. Did you see more than one of these? Could you see any movement?

I only saw the 1, I also wonder whether this is ich as the symptoms seem to completely disappear, then come back. There was no movement that I could see. This appetite of all the fish is still completely normal and I don't see any heavy breathing

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I only saw the 1, I also wonder whether this is ich as the symptoms seem to completely disappear, then come back. There was no movement that I could see. This appetite of all the fish is still completely normal and I don't see any heavy breathing

Just watch for white spots on the fish that come and go - that is a primary early symptom of ich.

Ich won’t affect breathing or appetite until the infection is very well advanced.

 

[matt.moo4]

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Looks like the start of such. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body which is barely 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. I dont see a heavy case here, at least yet
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.
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 easy as a second hand tank from a thrift store or as simple as a starter tank kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials

So I need to treat all of the fish in the display

Looks like the start of such. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body which is barely 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. I dont see a heavy case here, at least yet
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.
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 easy as a second hand tank from a thrift store or as simple as a starter tank kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials

Looks like the start of such. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body which is barely 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. I dont see a heavy case here, at least yet
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.
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 easy as a second hand tank from a thrift store or as simple as a starter tank kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials

Thanks for the reply, I have this product (wunder formalin) but I am not able to get ruby rally pro in my area. Could you recommend a treatment using this formalin product (if it will even work) thanks

 

[vetteguy53081]

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So I need to treat all of the fish in the display



Thanks for the reply, I have this product (wunder formalin) but I am not able to get ruby rally pro in my area. Could you recommend a treatment using this formalin product (if it will even work) thanks

This looks to be a pond version at 5%. A typical marine solution is 37% formaldehyde. Are you in the USA or overseas?

 

[matt.moo4]

Looks like the start of such. The most significant sign is the amount of slime on its body which is barely 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. I dont see a heavy case here, at least yet
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.
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 easy as a second hand tank from a thrift store or as simple as a starter tank kit from Walmart which has most of the essentials

This looks to be a pond version at 5%. A typical marine solution is 37% formaldehyde. Are you in the USA or overseas?

Overseas, a lot of the products that are available in the usa I cannot get

 

[matt.moo4]

This looks to be a pond version at 5%. A typical marine solution is 37% formaldehyde. Are you in the USA or overseas?

I have attached a video of the clownfish, does this look like brook? The fish hasn't lots its appetite, and all of the other fish appear fine. The symptoms even disappear temporarily and come back, which makes me wonder whether this is just ich

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have attached a video of the clownfish, does this look like brook? The fish hasn't lots its appetite, and all of the other fish appear fine. The symptoms even disappear temporarily and come back, which makes me wonder whether this is just ich

I dont see video but look at the pics on a large screen, yes it appears to be brook with secondary bacterial lesions. 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.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Overseas, a lot of the products that are available in the usa I cannot get

Some options for you are :
Waterlife Myxazin
NY Labs Acriflavine

 

[matt.moo4]

I have attached a video of the clownfish, does this look like brook? The fish hasn't lots its appetite, and all of the other fish appear fine. The symptoms even disappear temporarily and come back, which makes me wonder whether this is just ich

I dont see video but look at the pics on a large screen, yes it appears to be brook with secondary bacterial lesions. 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.

The spots are only on the body of the fish, not the face, and it continues to eat normally. It almost looks like many dots. Am I confusing this with velvet

 

[Jay Hemdal]

The spots are only on the body of the fish, not the face, and it continues to eat normally. It almost looks like many dots. Am I confusing this with velvet

Velvet will cause the fish to breath rapidly and soon stop eating.

Can you post a clearer picture/video this morning?