Chromis disease?

[Aaron Smith]

One of my quarantined chromis has some weird spots on him. There are 2 other chromis and a yellow watchman with him and no one else looks abnormal. Everyone is eating normal. These are all pre display qt. Anything I can do for him? Is he contagious? Is this classic uronema?

 

[Brew12]

The big thing I see that worries me is the red spot by the gills. To me, that would indicate Uronema. I can't see the white spots clearly enough. Is it breathing rapidly?

 

[Aaron Smith]

Not anymore than any other of the chromis, def. more than the goby. It looks the same on both sides of him above his gills behind his eyes. He has been a loner of the school and I have seen him get nipped at. I noticed a white spot on him a few days ago that went away during the day but was red like he lost a scale.

 

[Brew12]

Not anymore than any other of the chromis, def. more than the goby. It looks the same on both sides of him above his gills behind his eyes. He has been a loner of the school and I have seen him get nipped at. I noticed a white spot on him a few days ago that went away during the day but was red like he lost a scale.

If the white spot doesn't last a day or two it is likely not a parasite. Chromis are known to pick on the weakest in a group until one remain so that could be the problem.
I don't have much experience with Uronema so I'm not much use from that perspective. Hopefully one of the experts will chime in soon and offer some help.

 

[Aaron Smith]

Well I thank you sir for your comments thus far!

 

[melypr1985]

How long have you had him and are you treating for anything I the QT at this point?

 

[Aaron Smith]

How long have you had him and are you treating for anything I the QT at this point?

2 weeks in qt. I have not treated any meds only daily observation.

 

[Aaron Smith]

I take that back. I treated with prazi a week ago.

 

[Humblefish]

With chromis nowadays, Uronema is almost a given. I would start dosing Metroplex or CP, or give all your chromis a formalin bath and then transfer them into a new QT.

 

[Aaron Smith]

With chromis nowadays, Uronema is almost a given. I would start dosing Metroplex or CP, or give all your chromis a formalin bath and then transfer them into a new QT.

I know this is super harsh, but my main concern is my yellow watchman. How concerned should I be about his health being in with the chromis?

And thanks to all that have replied I have read many many threads with your replies and have used those posts to gain knowledge before diving into this hobby[emoji846]

 

[Humblefish]

I know this is super harsh, but my main concern is my yellow watchman. How concerned should I be about his health being in with the chromis?

It's unlikely the goby would be afflicted by uronema (if that's whats going on here), but could still serve as a carrier of the disease (infecting your DT) unless also treated.

 

[Aaron Smith]

The affected chromis, was swimming this morning and the red patches are white covered and slightly raised. I have not dosed anything yet but have metroplex and focus on the way. Could this be a case of bullying?

 

[Humblefish]

The affected chromis, was swimming this morning and the red patches are white covered and slightly raised. I have not dosed anything yet but have metroplex and focus on the way. Could this be a case of bullying?

Very possible... Uronema should have killed by now.

 

[Aaron Smith]

Still cruising[emoji3] he is not breathing heavy either.

 

[Aaron Smith]

He is still going strong as is everyone else. I will update as things progress. I treated with general cure just cuz.

 

[Empress]

If you've only had it for 2 weeks and it isn't getting any worse, I would wait and see. It might get better on its own. If you don't see any improvement in another week then I would say go ahead and treat it. Do you have a picture of the goby?

 

[Aaron Smith]

If you've only had it for 2 weeks and it isn't getting any worse, I would wait and see. It might get better on its own. If you don't see any improvement in another week then I would say go ahead and treat it. Do you have a picture of the goby?

No picture of the goby. He is being a typical goby and perching until he spots food, then darts out to grab it. I definitely have one aggressive chromis. I have seen him nip at the other 2 several times. The spots look like they are healing up. I am going to do the second general cure dose tomorrow evening just to be sure. One of the chromis (not pictured, or the bully) had a poop string, so the general cure should help with that.

Thanks for the reply[emoji846]

 

[Aaron Smith]

Well I definitely have a bully. The one with string poo now has a few small patches and the one originally pictured is healing nicely. I have observed the bully assert aggression towards both chromis now. It is nerve racking not knowing for sure if this is a medical problem or just bite wounds.

 

[4FordFamily]

Well I definitely have a bully. The one with string poo now has a few small patches and the one originally pictured is healing nicely. I have observed the bully assert aggression towards both chromis now. It is nerve racking not knowing for sure if this is a medical problem or just bite wounds.

Chromis are often not friendly to members of the same species in home aquaria, I'm afraid.

 

[Aaron Smith]

If you've only had it for 2 weeks and it isn't getting any worse, I would wait and see. It might get better on its own. If you don't see any improvement in another week then I would say go ahead and treat it. Do you have a picture of the goby?

Pic of picachu the yellow watchman