Diseased Clownfishes

tfrey

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Feb 19, 2005
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I purchased from liveaquaria 4 clown fish several weeks ago. I have had all of them in my quarantine tank since receiving them. Went through the proper acclimation procedure but seem to be having some issues with them. 1 has gone to septic tank heaven, and the other 3 are developing some pretty severe white growths (see pics even though they aren't the best). I first tried fresh water dips but this didn't seem to make any difference. I got some Seachem Cupramine after a recommendation from LFS which I've dosed according to the procedures on the bottle, removed filter, etc. but the growths don't appear to be going away. Based on my reading I'm now wondering if this might be a case of Lymphocystis in which case it sounds like there isn't much that can be done other than letting it run its course. The fish appear to be acting fine, just growing white things on their body. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
Tim

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looks like a fungal infection. Maybe clownfish disease(brooklynella),but really looks like a fungus.
 
That's what I thought at first also but it's not really what I would consider a film or mucus covering, it's more of a large accumulation, sort of like bits of cauliflower. I did the freshwater dips at first thinking it was the clownfish disease but it didn't appear to be making any difference. Any advice on other ways to treat? Or should I just be patient and see if it runs its course with the copper treatment?
 
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