pink skunk not well...

[nts9]

Looking for wisdom...
Today my new pink skunk had stopped eating and
it looks like its taking a white poop.
They do get Formula 2 in their mix so it could be that., but
I think I see a little white spot on its head and a new brown mark on the gill plates edge
He's also breathing heavily staying in one general area
He's only been in there for 5 dys but has eaten every day prior.
The other 4 fish in the tank (75g) are fine (1 tomato,3 chromis)
Theres also a small cleaner shrimp an a pair of pepps.
Water & all else is fine.
I do a weekly 5 gal. change plus tests
Fish Stress?
Should I do a FW dip on the little guy or is that just more stress?
TIA

[billsreef]

Was this a tank raised or wild caught clown?

Just realized it's been a couple of days, what's the current situation with the clown, any changes in symptoms?

[nts9]

The skunk was purchased from a lfs so maybe wild..

I just ended up turning the temp to 84 which none of the
inhabitants seemed to mind but a couple days later...

kaput.

thanks for the reply.

[billsreef]

If it was tank raised the LFS most likely would have made a big deal out of it as they cost more money than wild caught.

Unfortuneatly wild caught clowns have an extremely high mortality rate. Some of the symptoms you describe such as the long stringy white feces are typical. That stringy white stuff is actually the fishes intestinal lining sloughing off :( Typical in fish that have undergone prolonged starvation in the suply chain from collector to dealer. A good reason to seek out aquacultered fish whenever possible.

[nts9]

Hello,

I have another "situation" in my tank again. sigh...
From the day that my pink skunks bit the dust,
my tomato clown had stopped eating.
The tomatos been in the system for 2+yrs & is 4.5" long!
She was completely hidden for two weeks and has now
been visible in the tank for around a week.
During that time, I could not see anything wrong with
her other than not eating, inrease resp., & timidness.
So this past week I noticed she'll come out and maybe take
a piece of brine here and there but usually not.
She's lost considerable weight.
She used to eat sooo much and now, basically nothing.
After multiple observations, I finally saw last night,
with the aid of flashlight, that she's infected with amyloodinium.
Shes also grown a noticeable white bump (pea size) on her forehead.
Its been really, like 3 or more weeks.
I've heard and read that this is a fairly quick killer.
Im waiting it out to see if it's immune sys. can win the war.
Is this possible through your guys' experience?
Am I slowly killing her?
The three chromis look real healthy, like fat bluefin in the tank.

[billsreef]

Amyloodinium usually kills withing a few days. It is best to treat at the first signs and not wait to see. The best treatments are copper and formalin dips.