new clown looks sick

[ANGRYCLOWN]

Bought a young tank bred Percula Clown which I think has brought in some kind of fungus disease.

Fish appeared to be ok when I bought it,

it had a shredded tail which I figured was from transport.

Also its underbelly (pelvic) fins were not flared out as normal and the fish wasn't using them for swimming.

I have been watching the fish closely and it has never been attacked or beat on by any of the other fish in my tank.

 

Day 1: Fish appears ok. Sleeps 90% of the time.

Day 2: fuzzy white spec’s on body towards its tail. (assumed it was some skin

crush damage)

Day 3: Fish hogging all the food, belly getting badly distended.

Day 4: an additional spec of fuzz now on thoracic_fin

Day 4: pelvic fins have suddenly disapeared, they look like burnt toothpicks,

2 little black stumps sticking out in the distended belly area.

flap of dead skin hanging off belly in area of the stumps.

 

 

Any suggestions?

If this is fungus - how contagious is it?

[Gerber77]

fuzzy white spec’s on body towards its tail.

 

ICH. It is contagious. Put the fish in a hospital tank if available and treat it. Sounds like the fish is not doing so well.

 

Day 1: Fish appears ok. Sleeps 90% of the time.

Fish should not sleep that much. It should be active.

 

Where did you buy the fish?

[ANGRYCLOWN]

ICH. It is contagious. Put the fish in a hospital tank if available and treat it. Sounds like the fish is not doing so well.

Fish should not sleep that much. It should be active.

 

Where did you buy the fish?

 

 

You think its Ich?

 

I thought ich was more like grains of salt - and that this wasn't that because the spots look fuzzy.

 

I've thrown in some kick-ich in any case.