Urgent tomato clowns really sick??

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  1. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    hi guys, its been 2 days since my clowns are covered in this ick looking thing.
    its white pimple looking things by their white mark and around their heads.

    my copperband butterfly also has one of those pimples on its fin, but it seems to be only in there.

    my clowns are just pretty much hiding on the same spot all the time. i havent checked if they are eating because i was looking at my naso first.
    im worried this might be something bad.

    any ideas? i cant take pics at the moment because my phone is dead and they will hide if i get any closer.:-/
     
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  3. bje

    bje Long-fin Bannerfish

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    you just got those clowns within the last week or so right? did they have any visible signs of infection?

    sorry for your troubles. i hope they make it through.
     
  4. elweshomayor

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    no they seemed " healthy". and eating a lot.
    im not sure whats wrong.

    it doesnt look like ick because the zysts are a kinda big but it might as well be.:-/
    they look kinda like eye buggers? or white dust something like that.
     
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    If you want to stop this before is starts, quartine your new fish that you get. The quartine tank also doubles as a hospital tank, when not being used to quartine new fish.
     
  6. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    well i dont have a QT tank.. ive never really used one. Maybe i should have,:-/

    ps.. the clowns dont seem to scratch themselves.. they are just swimming on one spot all the time.
     
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    possibly brooklynella? clwons are prone to this ick type disease.
     
  10. elweshomayor

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    wont my fish be dead by now if it was this? its been about 3 days. maybe 4
     
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    well, my clowns are still alive.
    what they seem to have now, at least one of them, its kind of like a white patch?
    like if it was dead skin on the side of the fish. whats going on? Ive never seen this before. :-/ any ideas?