Brooklynella

[rjd0521]

I just lost 2 clownfish (one Onyx and one True Percula) to Brooklynella.

Did anyone ever go brooklynella? That thing hit so far, even worse than ick.

I don't know where I got it from.

So far, my blue tang and yellow tang seems fine and unaffected.

Will they get it too?

 

[reefes pieces]

If its brook they may but its mainly a clown disease. Keep a good eye on the tangs cuz who knows what else the clowns brought in. Sorry for the loss

 

[pgr11]

All the fish can be affected by brook. Keep an eye out but might wanna set up a hospital tank and treat what's left. Brook kills fast

 

[Reef Bullet]

Sorry to hear. I have never had experience with Brook but I do believe it is clownfish specific. Not 100% sure though.
Another guy on here, djam, recently lost 2 clowns as well but he doesn't know what caused the death. I was suspecting Brook as the culprit myself. Sounds like it may be going around.

Edit: pgr11 is right. Brook does kill FAST. What have you added new in the last couple weeks?

 

[coachfraley]

Ive had it in one of my tanks, but it only got my clowns. I would hold off on adding clowns for a while. That stuff will hang around in your tank.

 

[pgr11]

Sorry to hear. I have never had experience with Brook but I do believe it is clownfish specific. Not 100% sure though.
Another guy on here, djam, recently lost 2 clowns as well but he doesn't know what caused the death. I was suspecting Brook as the culprit myself. Sounds like it may be going around.

Edit: pgr11 is right. Brook does kill FAST. What have you added new in the last couple weeks?

Brook can get to the other fish. Its just seen mostly in clowns

 

[djam]

From what I read Brook is very aggressive in clowns, I think it is possible what killed mine. I spoke to another buddy of mine and he lost a new clown last week too, maybe it is from the same wholesaler?

 

[rjd0521]

I noticed it a couple of days after adding the onyx. At first it was just losing color but then comes the slime on the body then the cloudy eyes. I removed the clown and put it in a quarantine tank with formalin but he did not survive. Now I keep checking on the tangs and so far so good and they are still eating like pigs. It is so much faster than ich. I had ich in the past and beat it but brook hit and kill within 24-48 hours. Good thing I did not buy the snowflake clown I wanted at max. Poor thing would have been affected too.

 

[Adrock]

you can dip the fish in a quick cure solution since clowns do not like to be fresh water dipped I have a reciepe for that solution p m if you need it if you have any other fish in the tank create a dip using quick cure and salt water use a air pump to aerate the water

 

[bboyvital]

yeah definitely hold off on the clowns for a while. Based on my impatient, impulsive experiences.

 

[Adrock]

yeah definitely hold off on the clowns for a while. Based on my impatient, impulsive experiences.

good advise!

 

[nicodim55]

Lost all my clowns couple of months ago from brook nasty parasite