help! sick clownfish!

[fishguy83]

Here is a link to my post in the new hobbyist forum! HELP!
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=215118

 

[92protruck]

Your description sounds like brook which is common on newly added clowns. A picture would help but brook is most likely. You don't have to have a QT you can do the formalin bath and return him to the DT but you need to act very quickly. Brook can kill in a day or two.

 

[fishguy83]

I'm going to get the formalin today and start treating...
I have two clowns, 1 is sick, other looks OK - should I treat both or treat the one and just watch the other one closely?

 

[lion_crazz]

Treat both with the formalin if the one has brook. Follow Beth's instructions on formalin uset to a "t".

 

[fishguy83]

So one died, the other looks fine... I'm pretty sure it is brook
should i treat the one that is still alive? looks healthy, but always is swimming into the current from the PH

 

[lion_crazz]

Only treat it if you have a sterile quarantine tank to move it to after the formalin bath. If you are going to just put it back in the main tank, the bath would be worthless.

 

[fishguy83]

I don't have QT tank -
I've read, I believe in Beth's posts, that it is OK to do formalin bath and return to DT?

 

[beth]

Brooklynella. Formalin bathes. You can use a dedicated bucket, meaning a bucket only used for fish. Be sure that a very small powerhead is used for water circulation. Sometimes you can find 5 gal tanks at the LFS which is perfect such occasions. I like to also use rectangle rubber-maids, which also works very well.