Clownfish help

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by BossHogg, May 13, 2009.

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  1. BossHogg

    BossHogg Astrea Snail

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    thanks everyone. Last night before i headed to bed it appeared that his white spots had gone down a good bit and thats why i posted it up last night but this afternoon the white spots arent as bad as they were yesterday but now there is some white cloudiness that is starting to come out. his appetite is good and I plan on going back out to my LFS later today and pick up the garlic guard cause i am not set up for a QT and freshwater dips to me seem ubsurd but I will battle this and hopefully come out on top. I know everything is a learning lesson so im trying to do the right thing. I have to get going here soon so im not going to be able to write yall back real quick cause i have to go to graduation for my gf. I will be back later this afternoon and I will try and get some pictures. I know yall have all seen it before but I know everyone likes pics. But Thank you to everyone for your input it is all very helpful
     
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  3. BossHogg

    BossHogg Astrea Snail

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    alright everyone I am getting ready to head out the door but I just wanted to post up before i left. I just soaked a little snack before i headed out with some garlic and tried to see if he would eat anything and he hasnt touched a thing. I am beginning to get worried but I dont really know what else to do. I have to run now but I will be back in a few hours and see how it is going from there. My other damsel ate right up but my clown hasnt tuoched barely anything. I hope he doesnt die on me and i have noticed that he barely moves his back fin and kinda lazily moves about. I know hes sick but it doesnt look good right now. Anyways i will check back with yall when i get back to the crib and thank you again for the help and is there anything else i can do or am im just gonna have to bite the bullet and learn from this lesson
     
  4. Ishymishy77

    Ishymishy77 Peppermint Shrimp

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    Do you have any stresscoat? It also helps the fishes slimecoat to help repel such parisites. If he sarts to continue not eating then you may have to quarentine and medicate. I was kinda hoping you wouldn't have to go that route.
     
  5. BossHogg

    BossHogg Astrea Snail

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    no i dont have any stress coat, and i can tell just by being out for abotu 4 hours that he is not getting any better. I talked with my lfs on the phone today and he said he would make room for me to quarantine him if i wanted to but i wont be able to make it down to him tonight so i might have to take him down tomorrow, I have a small like maybe 3 or 4 gallon tank that i might clean out and stick him in there but i dont have any extra lights or equipment to keep the parameters up. So i think im kinda screwed. I know thats one of the downsides of having a nano reef setup but i dont have the resources to set anything else up right now at this point. I appreciate all the help you all have given me and I can only watch and hope things get better. As of now my damsel has shown no signs of ICH and he is swimming and eating very well. My clown is just hiding in his cave and not really doing much. I can tell that there are alot less white spots on his coat but there is some white cloudiness around his tail and fins. I will keep you all informed with what is going on thanks again for the help