Disease id please

[Juggernot55]

I had a picasso clownfish die the other day, last night my sailfin and today my platinum looks in bad shape. Its not ich but my fish have developed like a white film in certain spots. My platinum has a bare spot now and dont know what it can be. First they start swimming slow then they start struggling to stay up by swimming hard sorry for the crappy pics but can anyone id. Ive checked all my parameters and everything checks out perfect. Slime is on purple tang close to nose and naso by top fin

 

[Rob&Gab]

noooo ! i have no clue what it could be but i hope everything goes good on your end!. there such nice fish bro. GOOD LUCK i hope all goes well. keep me updated.

 

[NYreefNoob]

check all your levels especially you nitrates

 

[Gabe]

Hard to tell based on the pics

 

[piranhapat]

This may help since its hard to tell by your pictures.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/clnfshdisart.htm

 

[Juggernot55]

Thanks guys seems like sort of parasite.

 

[marklugo23]

Marine velvet, I had same problem

 

[marrone]

If ti's Marine Velvet, can't tell from the pictures, you need to treat it right away, as it's kill fairly fast.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/pests/99514-amyloodiniosis-marine-velvet.html

 

[marklugo23]

If ti's Marine Velvet, can't tell from the pictures, you need to treat it right away, as it's kill fairly fast.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/pests/99514-amyloodiniosis-marine-velvet.html

from the clown picture it looks like it, the clown has that red on its side area. thats why iguessed marine velvet

 

[Jan]

It sound like Marine velvet. It moves quickly. Once in the gills the damage is irreversable....it's fatal. Copper was what I used. I lost 19 out of 21 fish within a week when this hit my DT a couple of years ago.

Have you ever had to treat your fish? Do you have a hospital tank set up? Copper is harsh. You cannot use it in a mixed reef. I have a QT and a seperate hospital tank just for treatments with copper and formalin.

I'm so sorry. Hang in there.

 

[troywalkerphoto]

I dont know if this will help but I had a similar problem some time back and nobody could tell me but they did tell me to do a series of fresh water dips. Basically the cell structure of the parisites collapes in the fresh water thereby killing them. The trick is to know how long to "dip" them. I do this even for ick. 30 seconds in fresh water of same temp and back into the salt water. The holding contained was left with the little with spot of the parisites. I did this every day and it worked out. I did not have a hospital tank so it was the only way for me.
I would say that if you do this try it on the least expensive fish you have as dipping for too long can kill.

 

[Jan]

I just dipped 3 of my fish fish on Monday for possible vibrio; 2 genicanthus angels and a black and white chromis.

What I use:
Methylene blue & two 5 gallon buckets with their own heater and mini powerhead..

Bucket A-I use RO/DI water (FW) in one bucket and bring the temp and PH up to the same #'s that the fish I'm treating came from.
Bucket B-In another bucket use QT water. I usually keep my QT in hyposalinity at 1.010

Treatment
1-I add methylene blue, according to MFR suggestions, to the bucket with FW.
2-I take my fish and add them to the bucket with MB for 3-5 minutes. If they start to freak after 3 mins I take them out, with a seperate net, and place them in the QT water. I do this to each fish.
3- All fish go into QT for observation and possible further treatment depending on what I observe.

This works great for new fish to help with possible bacterial infections, flukes, etc.. I don't know that I would suggest this for Marine velvet. Marine Velvet is a very aggressive disease, which in my opinion, requires rapid treatment with aggressive meds.

This is my female Genicanthus Watanabei with a fast growing ulceration two days ago

This is her today. She was dipped two days ago. It appears as though the ulceration is healing.

 

[Juggernot55]

Ok so figured it out, my daughter had played with my doser and turned the alkalinity pump on manual. In one day about a 3/4 gallon was pumped into my system. After 40 gal water change everyone looks happy white film is gone. I guess i need a new test kit because when i tested the alk was on point. Thank god and thank all of you who helped. Ill wait one day and do a thirty gallon change. Rip my lost soldiers.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

I just dipped 3 of my fish fish on Monday for possible vibrio; 2 genicanthus angels and a black and white chromis.

What I use:
Methylene blue & two 5 gallon buckets with their own heater and mini powerhead..

Bucket A-I use RO/DI water (FW) in one bucket and bring the temp and PH up to the same #'s that the fish I'm treating came from.
Bucket B-In another bucket use QT water. I usually keep my QT in hyposalinity at 1.010

Treatment
1-I add methylene blue, according to MFR suggestions, to the bucket with FW.
2-I take my fish and add them to the bucket with MB for 3-5 minutes. If they start to freak after 3 mins I take them out, with a seperate net, and place them in the QT water. I do this to each fish.
3- All fish go into QT for observation and possible further treatment depending on what I observe.

This works great for new fish to help with possible bacterial infections, flukes, etc.. I don't know that I would suggest this for Marine velvet. Marine Velvet is a very aggressive disease, which in my opinion, requires rapid treatment with aggressive meds.

This is my female Genicanthus Watanabei with a fast growing ulceration two days ago

This is her today. She was dipped two days ago. It appears as though the ulceration is healing.

Great advice Jan