Spots on clownfish - Aquarium Advice

bromion · 03-20-2006, 07:28 PM

Hi all,

I have had a new B&W Ocellaris in my quarantine tank for a bit over two weeks now. It had Ich, which I treated with formalin for a week. It looks like the Ich has gone (the fish was covered in it), but there are still lingering white spots on its dark bands. There are also tiny red dots on top of its frontal white band.

You can see a not-so-great picture with one of the affected areas circled:

http://static.flickr.com/44/115556710_26ca894c1b_o.jpg

Is this normal discoloration, or left-over Ich? I am continuing the formalin in the quarantine tank still.

Thanks,
Jason

dskidmore · 03-21-2006, 11:45 AM

Have you considered hyposalinity as a treatment? It is much more gentle on the fish, while being 100% effective on the ich.

Whatever treament you use, you need to continue for several weeks after the last sign of the disease on the fish, as the ich only gets killed during the phase of it's life when it's not on the fish. If you stop treating when the ich dropps off the fish, the life cycle will start again and re-infect the fish.

The jpg compression on that file was too high, the colors are all washed out. I couldnt' see the spot you were refering to.

03-20-2006, 07:28 PM	#1
bromion Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 103	Spots on clownfish Hi all, I have had a new B&W Ocellaris in my quarantine tank for a bit over two weeks now. It had Ich, which I treated with formalin for a week. It looks like the Ich has gone (the fish was covered in it), but there are still lingering white spots on its dark bands. There are also tiny red dots on top of its frontal white band. You can see a not-so-great picture with one of the affected areas circled: http://static.flickr.com/44/115556710_26ca894c1b_o.jpg Is this normal discoloration, or left-over Ich? I am continuing the formalin in the quarantine tank still. Thanks, Jason

03-21-2006, 11:45 AM	#2
dskidmore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genesee Valley Posts: 2,287 Images: 1	Have you considered hyposalinity as a treatment? It is much more gentle on the fish, while being 100% effective on the ich. Whatever treament you use, you need to continue for several weeks after the last sign of the disease on the fish, as the ich only gets killed during the phase of it's life when it's not on the fish. If you stop treating when the ich dropps off the fish, the life cycle will start again and re-infect the fish. The jpg compression on that file was too high, the colors are all washed out. I couldnt' see the spot you were refering to. __________________ 75 gallon freshwater Baby shrimp sighted! 2.5 Gallon unpowered freshwater now with high light 0.25 gallon palmtop doomed to an unlit end?

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