Black Ich???

[MontanaReefer406]

Hi, I recently added a couple chromis to my nano tank and they sadly passed away very quickly. I cant imagine it was due to water quality or acclimation. Took a picture of one of the chromis and seemed to have black spots on the face. No idea where this disease could have come from. My clownfish are unaffected. Black ich???Thoughts???

Thanks for your help!

 

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The rapid deaths are very troubling. Chromis are notorious for carrying uronema. A quick and deadly killer. But you usually see sores, especially red sores before the death.

Uronema marinum

Uronema marinum What You Need To Know: * These are the red sores most often seen on chromis damsels; however it can afflict any fish. * Treatment of choice is a 45 minute formalin bath (e.g. Quick Cure), followed by transfer into a new/sterile QT. * Once in QT, it is very important to do...

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Black Ich's spots are raised up a bit from the worms attachment. Do those spots look raised to you?

 

[MontanaReefer406]

The rapid deaths are very troubling. Chromis are notorious for carrying uronema. A quick and deadly killer. But you usually see sores, especially red sores before the death.

Uronema marinum

Uronema marinum What You Need To Know: * These are the red sores most often seen on chromis damsels; however it can afflict any fish. * Treatment of choice is a 45 minute formalin bath (e.g. Quick Cure), followed by transfer into a new/sterile QT. * Once in QT, it is very important to do...

www.reef2reef.com

Black Ich's spots are raised up a bit from the worms attachment. Do those spots look raised to you?

Its hard to tell. I had a firefish in there before the chromis and it sadly died, pretty quickly. I didnt expect disease till the chromis died too. But whatever it is seems to be in there before the chromis.

 

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Its hard to tell. I had a firefish in there before the chromis and it sadly died, pretty quickly. I didnt expect disease till the chromis died too. But whatever it is seems to be in there before the chromis.

Any noticeable symptoms on the Firefish? Hiding from the light, swimming into the flow of the powerhead, not eating, gasping for breath, etc.? Velvet for example, can kill without the visible spotting as it usually attacks within the gills unseen doing tremendous damage sometimes bringing rapid death.