Azure Damsel - red gills

nycjwi · Oct 26, 2021

I received a Azure Damsel that arrived with red gills. I assumed it has ammonia poisoning. I treated him with Methylene Blue for a few days. He now is acting great, eating normal, however his gills are still red. Its been 8 days. Is there further treatment I should do before moving out of hospital tank?

Eventually want to move to DP tank but want to make sure they rip no chance this will turn into infection.
thx

Jay Hemdal · Oct 26, 2021

Can you post a picture or a short video taken under white light?

If you move the fish out after only 8 days, you leave it susceptible to a number of common diseases. Since you already have it isolated, why not give it a copper and prazi quarantine?

Jay Hemdal

nycjwi · Oct 26, 2021

Here is a pic. I got this fish from Dr Reef so he had been quarantined and treated for ich etc. Let me know your thoughts. thanks!

Jay Hemdal · Oct 26, 2021

nycjwi said:
Here is a pic. I got this fish from Dr Reef so he had been quarantined and treated for ich etc. Let me know your thoughts. thanks!

I’ve seen that before and never attributed it to any specific disease issue, just a general thinning of the gill operculum, letting the color or the gills to show through. I don’t know of any treatment for this, or even if a treatment is needed. Maybe somebody else will chime in?

Jay