Clown problem quick response please

[Joe Fish]

My clowns seemed to have developed a light colored something on them. It's not ick. It looks more condensed. What do I do?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

take a pic...use the flash if it's blurry

 

[Joe Fish]

Hope these are good enough. It might be ich.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

BrooklynellosisArt

 

[Joe Fish]

I'm assuming where it says do the dip in either freshwater or marine means I could do it in fresh or salt water?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

The most efficacious cure is made by using formalin solution.
Well supposely the FW dip can kill some parasites but a lot of people think it's not helping. Anyways, you have to set the same ph/temp that you have in your tank to reduce the stress and it can be a little difficult to handle. Better use your ( marine ) water.

 

[Joe Fish]

Luckily I did have some formalin 3 on hand. They are in a bath right now for another 15 minutes. They seem to be ok. I have an airstone in there now. Is this only going to be a one time bath?

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

depends how the clown reacts

 

[Joe Fish]

Should I do this more than one a day? Or would you say just treat the QT with the recommend dose rather than the dip?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

may go with one daily to avoid more stress

 

[saltwater4life]

i think my clown had this same problem...but hopefully yours makes it through it good luck

 

[Joe Fish]

Today there is definitely a ich outbreak on one of my clowns. What would be causing this is my salinity is 1.009? I'm sure batting a 1000 here.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

hum i assume salinity in your tank isn't 1.009

 

[Joe Fish]

According to the refracometer it is. Even the swing arm says it's below 1.010.

 

[TheFool]

IF it is ich then you can still be getting dots for a few days after starting treatment as the cure is on the freeswimming stage not the parasite. Ditto copper. However the earlier infection sounds more like brook or velvet, either of which can also manifest dots.
1.009 is good for ich, hypo, but formalin will cure the others. Dip rather than trat the QT as it will kill any filter bacteria.

Fun, eh

 

[KahluaZzZ]

check your ph if you're QT in "brackish" water. Might want to buffer it up lightly

 

[Joe Fish]

I'll check when I get home. Luckily I do have some superbuffer. It's not brackish. Actually, what is brackish water? Is lower salinity water more acidic?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

depending on your tap/ro water ph. Here's in 7.7 ( pretty high )

 

[KahluaZzZ]

brackish = low salinity water often found where a FW river mixes with ocean water

 

[Limi310]

Lower salinity. 1.009 would be considered Brackish water.
Salt water buffers Ph.....lower salt might = lower Ph - especially if you have no substrate, etc in your QT and depending on your tap.

Adding buffer was actually something I forgot to do too when I started my hypo.

Edit: Oh well Kahlua beat me