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08-06-2007, 01:10 PM
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Sick Clown.
Hi Everyone!
I noticed this am that my female clowns right eye is covers with some kind of grey stuff. Shes eating and swimming as if nothings wrong. What can I do to help her.
All of my other fish including the male clown are fine.
thanks
Patrick
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08-06-2007, 01:25 PM
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If I recall when I had a FO I had this problem. I think it was a type of fungus or bacteria infection. There are meds (most not reef safe) Look here and try to diagnose: http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/fish_diseases/eyes.html
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08-06-2007, 02:00 PM
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Shark
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thanks ckusnierek
thanks for the link. I need something that is reef safe I dont have a quarantine tank to treat it in
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08-06-2007, 02:40 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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Sorry Patrick I'm no good with fish,.. but untill you find a sulution a good diet may help him fight it off himself.
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08-06-2007, 02:42 PM
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Shark
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Thanks Wiskey I will run get some garlic this afternoon
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08-06-2007, 02:43 PM
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you can do a 4 hr. treatment in a bucket of sw w/ meds and an air stone if she is catchable. Get some pics up when you can so we can see what is going on.
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08-06-2007, 03:06 PM
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Shark
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thanks fish freak but I can take pix my pc wont download the pix There would be no way I could catch her the tank is too big and she is too fast.
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08-07-2007, 10:40 AM
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bump
does anyone know of any meds I could use in the tank and not harm my inverts? There is no way I could catch her with out tearing down the whole 150.
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08-07-2007, 10:45 AM
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reef safe meds are crap. I have heard that melafix will only irritate corals, but I dont have personal experience w/ it
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08-07-2007, 10:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by partobe
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does anyone know of any meds I could use in the tank and not harm my inverts? There is no way I could catch her with out tearing down the whole 150.
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call Premium Aquatics. They are always very helpfull.
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08-07-2007, 11:14 AM
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Shark
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thanks Chris and Fishfreak
I'll call now
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08-07-2007, 12:03 PM
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The fish is probably stressed about something. I had this with my clowns. I separated them from the main tank and let them settle. Fed them garlic mysis. I did use the melafix and that did not seem to bother the corals, also didn't seem to work.
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08-07-2007, 12:59 PM
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Shark
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thanks Brian I just went out and bought some melafix. I will give it a shot. I'm also feeding her garlic. How is your fish now? You fell its own immune system took care of it? The only thing I can think that may have stressed her is my sieo (that is right next to her rock) was off for a few days and I didn't realize it.
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08-07-2007, 01:08 PM
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My fish actually start with the cloudy eye then went to fin rot. Once I put them in a separate tank, they both are doing great. Their colors are stronger than ever.
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08-07-2007, 02:49 PM
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Shark
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thanks Brian
theres no way I could catch her even if I had a separate tank. I hope this works I would really hate to lose here. Ive had the pair of them for about a yr now. I'm so crazy I name my fish and become very attached. I really dont know what caused this. I do my water changes every other week and never miss a scheduled wc. I never over feed and I haven't added anything new to the tank.
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