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Woodstock · 01-11-2008, 10:44 AM

Last night I noticed my male clownfish breathing very rapidly.

After a few photos of him, I began to guess what was wrong (only a guess without a microscope) and came to the conclusion that he might have brooklynella parasite. Where on earth did it come from????? Gezzzz...

I decided to wait it out over night and inspect him this morning.

My concious woke me at 4:15 am and by 5:00 am the little clown was in a formalin dip.

He looked horrible! His color was faded and he was breathing very, very fast... Strangley enough the other clown looks perfect... go figure.

Here is is last night. He looked much worse than this by 4 am...

He looked much better after a 45 minute bath in formalin dip (1 tsp of 37% formalin in one gallon of water with an airstone).

When I had all of the fish in the QT for 8 weeks (just a few weeks ago), I never treated for brooklynella disease. I only used copper and parizaquantel (not formalin).

Questions:
1- does it look like brooklynella?
2- is brooklynella highly contagious? Can I expect my other fish to succumb to it eventually?
3- will a daily formalin dip cure the sick clown?
4- should I just bite the bullet and remove all fish to the hospital tank and begin treating with formalin?

01-11-2008, 10:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 24,365 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Brooklynella??? Last night I noticed my male clownfish breathing very rapidly. After a few photos of him, I began to guess what was wrong (only a guess without a microscope) and came to the conclusion that he might have brooklynella parasite. Where on earth did it come from????? Gezzzz... I decided to wait it out over night and inspect him this morning. My concious woke me at 4:15 am and by 5:00 am the little clown was in a formalin dip. He looked horrible! His color was faded and he was breathing very, very fast... Strangley enough the other clown looks perfect... go figure. Here is is last night. He looked much worse than this by 4 am... He looked much better after a 45 minute bath in formalin dip (1 tsp of 37% formalin in one gallon of water with an airstone). When I had all of the fish in the QT for 8 weeks (just a few weeks ago), I never treated for brooklynella disease. I only used copper and parizaquantel (not formalin). Questions: 1- does it look like brooklynella? 2- is brooklynella highly contagious? Can I expect my other fish to succumb to it eventually? 3- will a daily formalin dip cure the sick clown? 4- should I just bite the bullet and remove all fish to the hospital tank and begin treating with formalin?