Maroon Clownfish is Sick

[larcraw23]

I thought my maroon clownfish was developing pop-eye about a week and a half ago because one of his eyes was raised up and some white cotton looking stuff was popping up around it. I put him in a hospital tank and started dosing him with melafix but the eye didn't go down and the white stuff seemed to get bigger, then the other eye started to pop up too. The aquarium store I went to said that it sounded like a fungus and told me to dose him with Maracyn plus along with the melafix. After starting him on that, the white stuff began to clear up but he seems to have lost all of his senses. He's swimming upside down, in circles, bumping into things. He doesn't seem all there. His color and body hasn't changed beside his stomach which is slightly paler than the rest of him. What's wrong with him and what should I do?

Also, he hasn't eaten in about 5 days, that I have seen. I've tried everything. I even tried soaking brine shrimp in garlic, which someone told me fish really like.

[leebca]

It sounds like either the fish was not treated for what's wrong with it, or it has been overly treated and is reacting to the treatments.

I would need a picture of the first at the outset to better help with a diagnosis. As it is now, the diagnosis is confused with the treatments the fish has undergone.

Stop the use of Melafix and Pimafix. They are really not that reliable, though your LFS makes a lot of money from selling these products. Read this please: Melafix and Pimafix - How They Work and Don't Work

The use of these products in addition to an antibiotic is a bit on the ludicrous side. If you read the above post carefully, you'll see that these products address a limited number and types of bacteria. BUT, the antibiotic handles a lot more and types of bacteria. So putting them together is pretty much a waste of money. Remove the -fixes. Perform a huge water change (over 85%) following these guidelines: How to Make a Successful Water Change

The correct Maracyn product is not being used. It should be Maracyn Two for Saltwater fishes that you are using. If it is like you wrote, Maracyn Plus, it isn't going to do much good either.

You need to use a real antibiotic and that is Maracyn Two for Saltwater fishes. Get it on the Internet if you have to. Once you have it, remove the other Maracyn from the water by performing another huge water change.

Unfortunately, it may be too late to help this guy. There was a considerable delay before the right thing is being given this fish, which has allowed the fundamental problem to proceed unchecked. The eye condition and the 'fuzz' were, in my estimation a secondary problem and not the original.

Good luck!

[larcraw23]

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. It was very helpful. I did a big water change. He's still hanging in there. If he holds on until tomorrow I'm going out to try and find the correct medication that you suggested to see if that will help at all.

Thanks again for your help!