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surfandshine77

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I have a 40 gal breeder with just two Ocellaris clowns in it and one of them is defiantly sick . I believe it has broklynella parasites. She has a white slime all over her body and she's rapidly breathing , staying in one spot and today was the first day she stopped eating. :( she's losing her color and she's going to die any minute it looks like but my other fish looks really healthy and is eating but I did notice a little spot of slime on his fin which means he probably Is infected too :/ I really don't want to lose both of them due to this stupid parasite. I gave the really infected one a freshwater dip for 3 minutes. She's starting to calm down from that now . But I didn't do the male .I've been feeding them frozen mysis shrimp and tropical flakes with garlic. I have diatom filter that I'm planning to hook up tonight which will remove the parasites from the water but I know that won't remove them from my fish . What can I do to save them ? Any medication suggestions or? Please help I don't want to lose them. They're beautiful fish and they have adorable personalities . Thank you for your time and help:)
 
Oh and I checked my water parameters - ammonia 0 , nitrite 0 , PH 7.8 , nitrate 10 , temp 75
 
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