Im about to give up

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 01:57 PM

I bought two clownfish last friday. One has white sringe poop which i think is internail parisites. the other has two swallon eyes and has lost all its color. Im going out to buy a QT. what do i give to them. Will the one with the swallon eye be blind. Is it to late. Will they die. I dont know what is wrong with them. they dont really eat just that cyco-ease stuff. They also were wild caught thanks for anyhelp puffer21

Andrew · 03/24/2006, 01:59 PM

Well since they are wild, you should have qt them in the first place. You always want to qt fish to prevent and kill diseases which can be found on the fish. Read about how to start a QT tank and then put the fish in hypo if they make it.

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 02:02 PM

what is hypo and i have read how to QT fish but i need to know what to give them for meds

Northtampatang · 03/24/2006, 02:04 PM

Formalin, copper (either one in low doses)

hypo = hyposaline dip/bath

Andrew · 03/24/2006, 02:04 PM

Hypo is the process of lower the salt to 1.009. The RC disease forum have pinned threads about all the info you need.

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 02:05 PM

even on what to give them for meds

ledford1 · 03/24/2006, 02:07 PM

Are there any other fish in the tank with the clowns? If so, they may also become, or already be, infected.

It's difficult to say if either fish will make it. Just treat like mentioned above and hope for the best.

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 02:09 PM

ok thanks so i dont need to add meds

Kelley · 03/24/2006, 02:13 PM

Also, as I said on AIM, talk to the place where you brought them from, ask how long they had them before you received them. Did they look healthy when you bought them? Did you see them eat first?

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 02:29 PM

yes were eating and they had them for 3 days

Sk8r · 03/24/2006, 05:54 PM

Three days is a pretty short time, Puffer. I thoroughly sympathize about the fish: your guy with the swollen eye should recover entirely if you can get him the right treatment. I'd suggest as a first step that you get a set of test kits and post your readings whenever you have trouble: I know it's expensive, but there' s no emotional investment in a test kit and there's ever so much grief in a sick fish, it's just worth it, forever after. The test kits last about a year. If you google fish disease and look online you can also get some knowledge about the subject, what the symptoms and treatments are.

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 06:03 PM

ok thanks

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 06:25 PM

ok i just went out and got Jungle Parasite clear and Fungus clear. will that work for the fish.

rockindacheeks · 03/24/2006, 07:07 PM

those meds should work for you... good luck

puffer21 · 03/24/2006, 07:17 PM

thanks

TippyToeX · 03/24/2006, 10:07 PM

What fungus are you trying to treat?

I thought they had popeye and internal parasites.. The parasite food, does it have Praziquantel in it? It's an oral med right?

puffer21 · 03/25/2006, 06:14 PM

the fugus says it treat popeye. an the parasite stuff it is a tablet not food.

03/24/2006, 01:57 PM	#1
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	Im about to give up I bought two clownfish last friday. One has white sringe poop which i think is internail parisites. the other has two swallon eyes and has lost all its color. Im going out to buy a QT. what do i give to them. Will the one with the swallon eye be blind. Is it to late. Will they die. I dont know what is wrong with them. they dont really eat just that cyco-ease stuff. They also were wild caught thanks for anyhelp puffer21 __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 02:02 PM	#3
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	what is hypo and i have read how to QT fish but i need to know what to give them for meds __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 02:04 PM	#4
Northtampatang Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 1,631	Formalin, copper (either one in low doses) hypo = hyposaline dip/bath __________________ Share the love not the pests, dip all incoming corals all the time! Current Tank Info: 15 Long T5's and LED's / 20 long Drilled w/T5's and Halide, I-Tech

03/24/2006, 02:05 PM	#6
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	even on what to give them for meds __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 02:09 PM	#8
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	ok thanks so i dont need to add meds __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 01:59 PM	#2
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Well since they are wild, you should have qt them in the first place. You always want to qt fish to prevent and kill diseases which can be found on the fish. Read about how to start a QT tank and then put the fish in hypo if they make it.

03/24/2006, 02:07 PM	#7
ledford1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 2,241	Are there any other fish in the tank with the clowns? If so, they may also become, or already be, infected. It's difficult to say if either fish will make it. Just treat like mentioned above and hope for the best.

03/24/2006, 02:13 PM	#9
Kelley Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Warminster PA Posts: 261	Also, as I said on AIM, talk to the place where you brought them from, ask how long they had them before you received them. Did they look healthy when you bought them? Did you see them eat first? __________________ B&W clown, si perc, mower blenny, yellow tang, brittle star, zoas, shrooms, Frogspawn, Blastomussa Merletti, Montipora Confusa, acro, stylo, BTA... Current Tank Info: 16 gallon reef, 110 gallon Tropical fresh, 90 gallon reef

03/24/2006, 02:29 PM	#10
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	yes were eating and they had them for 3 days __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 05:54 PM	#11
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Three days is a pretty short time, Puffer. I thoroughly sympathize about the fish: your guy with the swollen eye should recover entirely if you can get him the right treatment. I'd suggest as a first step that you get a set of test kits and post your readings whenever you have trouble: I know it's expensive, but there' s no emotional investment in a test kit and there's ever so much grief in a sick fish, it's just worth it, forever after. The test kits last about a year. If you google fish disease and look online you can also get some knowledge about the subject, what the symptoms and treatments are. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/24/2006, 06:03 PM	#12
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	ok thanks __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 06:25 PM	#13
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	ok i just went out and got Jungle Parasite clear and Fungus clear. will that work for the fish. __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 07:07 PM	#14
rockindacheeks Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Corona, California Posts: 2,072	those meds should work for you... good luck __________________ My name is Dan, and I'm a closet reefer... Current Tank Info: 28g nanocube

03/24/2006, 07:17 PM	#15
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	thanks __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)

03/24/2006, 10:07 PM	#16
TippyToeX Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 10,711	What fungus are you trying to treat? I thought they had popeye and internal parasites.. The parasite food, does it have Praziquantel in it? It's an oral med right? __________________ -Amy-

03/25/2006, 06:14 PM	#17
puffer21 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,006	the fugus says it treat popeye. an the parasite stuff it is a tablet not food. __________________ I have never been one for guidelines Current Tank Info: 20g Turtle Tank and 58g OC Ultimate Reef :)