Help! Amyloodinium on my fishes...

[pinuccia]

Hi guys! I'm new in this forum and I desperately need help.
My fishes (false percula, tomato clownfish and a blue damsel) are showing very bad signs of what I suspect to be amyloodinium.
I thought it was just regular ich and treated them in a quarantine tank with Ruby Reef - Kick-Ich for more than 1 week but now they don't feel good at all!
Any advice?
Thanks!

 

[beth]

Very likely not amyloodinium since the onset of symptoms usually results in speedy death of fish. Can you post pictures of your diseased fish, or can you describe the problem in detail.
Also, please take a look at this:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/127010/diseased-fish-pictures#post_914785
Welcome to Saltwaterfish.com. Sorry, though, under bad circumstances.

 

[pinuccia]

I have had this problem before in which certain fish get these white dots on there fins and body which look like dandruff or something stuck there. They then go away for a day the fish seems ok, the next day they are back and the fish then acts paralyzed with rapid breathing and finally dies.
All the fish got it but a few were hit harder then others and died.
See the pic of our tomato clown (i think you can see it)
Thanks for any and all help.

 

[beth]

I can't tell much from the picture, but your description of the problem does sound like ich.
Please take a look at the info on ich, and hyposalinity, which is located in the FAQ Thread at the top of this forum.

 

[sepulatian]

Welcome to the boards!!! From the picture it looks like ich to me. I can see it all over his fins. If it were velvet then the fish would be dead long before it reached his tail fin. What you describe sounds like ich's normal life cycle. It drops off, the fish dies from his immune system being lowered by many parasites feeding off of him. Kick ich isn't going to kill parasites, and nothing is going to treat in a week. Do you have the QT cycled? If so then pull any fish that has been in the same tank with this one and perform hyposalinity.

 

[pinuccia]

Thank you for the advice. They are already in a QT tank and I want to try with copper treatment...I ordered Cupramine on line...it should arrive today or tomorrow. Hope it is not too late...
Once I start the treatment, for how long do I need to treat the fish?

 

[beth]

3 weeks. You will need a Seachem copper test kit as well, in order to maintain therapeutic copper levels.

 

[pinuccia]

Hi guys, I just wanted to follow up with you about my fish.
They are all fine now after treating them with copper for 2 weeks.
Thank you so much for the help!!!

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by pinuccia
http:///forum/post/2842543
Hi guys, I just wanted to follow up with you about my fish.
They are all fine now after treating them with copper for 2 weeks.
Thank you so much for the help!!!
If the fish are still in the tank then treat with copper for one more week, to be sure that they are all dead. I am glad that they are doing better!

 

[beth]

Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2842791
If the fish are still in the tank then treat with copper for one more week, to be sure that they are all dead. I am glad that they are doing better!
Totally agree with this.