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PryncesNewbie
03/09/2006, 10:30 AM
My dual banded clown fish does not look good at all.. I just noticed he is breathing heavely out the side of his mouth. Has white dot all over his body.. He is looking very pale.. He is sitting in one spot.. He looks extremely stressed.. I found all my other fish, except for my blenny, who did not come out to eat this morning. I do not think he is going to make it.. Please help!!

My parameters are calc 455, ammonia 0.00, nitrate and nitrite are 0.00, PO4 o.oo.. salinity 1.021.. ph 8.0. I did a 20% water change 9 days ago..

shamus
PryncesNewbie
03/09/2006, 10:33 AM
Oh yeah.. She was a mated pair and her significant other pasted away 10days ago.. That is when I did a water change..
dppitone
03/09/2006, 10:34 AM
White dots? Have you put any new fish in there lately?
camz28
03/09/2006, 12:15 PM
it sounds to me you have ick check the other fish for white spots , do another water change
mott768
03/09/2006, 12:44 PM
Sounds like ick. I had a bout with it not to long ago, all my fish were infected and I used Kick ick, worked for me with no ill affects on corals & does NOT contain copper. I did a water change right before treating then did the full recommended treatment, I think it took 10 days then did another water change 2 days after the last treatment. only lost 1 fish and he was pretty bad before I started treating, no sign of ick since the last treatment.
mott768
03/09/2006, 12:44 PM
Sounds like ick. I had a bout with it not to long ago, all my fish were infected and I used Kick ick, worked for me with no ill affects on corals & does NOT contain copper. I did a water change right before treating then did the full recommended treatment, I think it took 10 days then did another water change 2 days after the last treatment. only lost 1 fish and he was pretty bad before I started treating, no sign of ick since the last treatment.
mott768
03/09/2006, 12:44 PM
Sounds like ick. I had a bout with it not to long ago, all my fish were infected and I used Kick ick, worked for me with no ill affects on corals & does NOT contain copper. I did a water change right before treating then did the full recommended treatment, I think it took 10 days then did another water change 2 days after the last treatment. only lost 1 fish and he was pretty bad before I started treating, no sign of ick since the last treatment.
BobCReef
03/09/2006, 02:42 PM
agreed it is most likely ick
PryncesNewbie
03/09/2006, 03:59 PM
Thanks guys. I had a feeling it was ick but I did not think it was common for clowns. I knew it was common fcr tangs. I do not have many fish in my tank but they do not have "THE ICK..." as the music plays. dun dun dun... Unfortunately he did not make it.. She was too far gone before anything could be done...
shamus