Clownfish with Velvet

SilverShark · 05/10/2013, 03:57 PM

What is the best way of treating this?

I've had my clownfish for almost a week and after a few days the larger one turned darker and developed a strange shiny appearance on her skin.

Both the larger and smaller one were scratching against the rocks but I presumed it was ICH but no whitespots appeared but after reading up about Velvet it seems they both have this.

Are my fish doomed? i tried a FW dip for 4 minutes for the larger one earlier. I don't have a QT tank so should I get one tomorrow and start dosing with copper?

Really gutted this happened as I purchased these fish from a LFS with a brilliant reputation.

SilverShark · 05/10/2013, 03:58 PM

You can see from the below photo the colour of her against the male. She was too that bright orange before she started showing signs of an illness.

SilverShark · 05/11/2013, 02:00 AM

Bump

05/10/2013, 03:57 PM	#1
SilverShark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 778	Clownfish with Velvet What is the best way of treating this? I've had my clownfish for almost a week and after a few days the larger one turned darker and developed a strange shiny appearance on her skin. Both the larger and smaller one were scratching against the rocks but I presumed it was ICH but no whitespots appeared but after reading up about Velvet it seems they both have this. Are my fish doomed? i tried a FW dip for 4 minutes for the larger one earlier. I don't have a QT tank so should I get one tomorrow and start dosing with copper? Really gutted this happened as I purchased these fish from a LFS with a brilliant reputation.

05/10/2013, 03:58 PM	#2
SilverShark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 778	You can see from the below photo the colour of her against the male. She was too that bright orange before she started showing signs of an illness.

05/11/2013, 02:00 AM	#3
SilverShark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England, UK Posts: 778	Bump