Brooklynella? I need help!

sdusky

Member
Well what I thought was ICK might not be. My Kole tang died last week due to what I thought was ick at first but then started to look much worse. And now my Cinnamon clown looks like he has Brooklynella and my Yellow tang looks like he has white stuff on his fins and body. The tang's problem does not look like ick anymore. I am now starting to believe it is Brooklynella, but I am still not sure. Even if I took a photo of the tang I do not think the problem could be seen due to his color.
The tank has been in HYPO now for about 1.5 weeks. the rest of my fish are doing well. ( 2-fire fish, 3-chromis) My QT is now set up and running and has cycled. The QT has all my LR in it currently. The QT is has not been treated with anything.
I need some help! How should I treat my fish? Should I take out my LR and Copper the QT tank and then add fish? Will copper cure Brooklynella? Is copper a cure all?
Help!!!
 

beth

Administrator
Staff member
Those products are pointless.
Can you post digital pictures of your sick fish? What are the water readings in your tank? Have you looked at the pictures of sick fish in the Diseased Fish Topic (top of this forum)?
 

sdusky

Member
Beth, my water readings are:
NO3-40
NO2- 0
AMMONIA-0
PH-7.6
SG- 1.010
Yes I have looked at all of the pictures in the Diseased Fish Topic. I am still having trouble pin pointing what it is. My yellow tangs fins are now showing signs of looking shredded. My Clown is not doing good. it looks like he has little white dots/ film on his body.
I am trying to get a photo right now!
 

sdusky

Member
A good photo is not going to happen! i have been messing with the tanks so much trying to figure this out the fish hide as soon as they see me.
i just moved the clown to my qt tank with copper safe. He was not going to make it threw the night, if I did not do anything! he was laying on the bottom. He has a film on him that looks to be peeling off in some spots. Along with little white dots.
 

sdusky

Member
here is a picture of the YT in the qt. he is very stressed at this point and I do not think the picture does my problem justice.
 

sdusky

Member
here are two more! the clown picture is very sad. the clown has a coating on him, which is peeling off. they are both in the qt. They are very stressed at this point!

 
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