Hello everyone,
My clownfish seems to have either ich or Brook. I know I likely have ich in the system as I had a Royal Gramma succumb despite treatment with PolypLab Medic (about a month ago). However I have a possum wrasse and a YWG which have always been completely unaffected (I know these species are often resistant; I was under the impression clownfish were as well due to their thick slime coats but alas). I do not have a QT but I pulled the fish today and did a 30 minute bath with Ich-X in tank water in a separate container. The fish is still eating and swimming actively. It was panting a bit after the bath but seems to have recovered fine now.
Can anyone ID the parasite and recommend any other treatments? I do not have a QT and don’t want to treat the display as I have a clam and lots of other sensitive inverts and SPS. I understand ich will remain in the system but the other two fish are perfectly healthy and have had zero signs of infection so really I just want to get the clown stable enough to fight it off if possible. TY!
My clownfish seems to have either ich or Brook. I know I likely have ich in the system as I had a Royal Gramma succumb despite treatment with PolypLab Medic (about a month ago). However I have a possum wrasse and a YWG which have always been completely unaffected (I know these species are often resistant; I was under the impression clownfish were as well due to their thick slime coats but alas). I do not have a QT but I pulled the fish today and did a 30 minute bath with Ich-X in tank water in a separate container. The fish is still eating and swimming actively. It was panting a bit after the bath but seems to have recovered fine now.
Can anyone ID the parasite and recommend any other treatments? I do not have a QT and don’t want to treat the display as I have a clam and lots of other sensitive inverts and SPS. I understand ich will remain in the system but the other two fish are perfectly healthy and have had zero signs of infection so really I just want to get the clown stable enough to fight it off if possible. TY!
