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Phycodurus
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+1 on switching to salifert/red sea/hanna testing. my first kits were also API and i later learned the API kits have a poor reputation.
sorry to hear you lost the little guy.
sorry to hear you lost the little guy.
Big G
captain dunsel
Sorry for your loss
With Chromis, we almost always suspect uronema as a possible first cause of death. It can be rapid. And it can be "internal" without showing any external symptoms. Here's a link to a thread that explains the parasite and treatment. The potential problem is that without a scrape examined under a microscope, you may never know if it was indeed uronema. It's important because this parasite cannot be starved out of a tank. It can survive without a fish host. Was the fish the only live critter in the tank?
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With Chromis, we almost always suspect uronema as a possible first cause of death. It can be rapid. And it can be "internal" without showing any external symptoms. Here's a link to a thread that explains the parasite and treatment. The potential problem is that without a scrape examined under a microscope, you may never know if it was indeed uronema. It's important because this parasite cannot be starved out of a tank. It can survive without a fish host. Was the fish the only live critter in the tank?
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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Yes it was the only one, what should i do now and thank uSorry for your loss
With Chromis, we almost always suspect uronema as a possible first cause of death. It can be rapid. And it can be "internal" without showing any external symptoms. Here's a link to a thread that explains the parasite and treatment. The potential problem is that without a scrape examined under a microscope, you may never know if it was indeed uronema. It's important because this parasite cannot be starved out of a tank. It can survive without a fish host. Was the fish the only live critter in the tank?
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...
Big G
captain dunsel
If it was in fact uronema, some different approaches to consider:
1. Sterilize the tank and start over.
or
2. Treat the tank with metro every other day for 14 days and hope that it kills the parasite. Can harm the biofilter and kill inverts: snails, shrimps, worms, etc. that are in the tank.
or
3. Leave the tank as is and avoid adding fish that seem to be susceptible to uronema: Chromis, anthias, for example. Very, very slowly add inverts and fish that you have observed and or prophylactically treated in a quarantine tank for at least 30 days each time.
1. Sterilize the tank and start over.
or
2. Treat the tank with metro every other day for 14 days and hope that it kills the parasite. Can harm the biofilter and kill inverts: snails, shrimps, worms, etc. that are in the tank.
or
3. Leave the tank as is and avoid adding fish that seem to be susceptible to uronema: Chromis, anthias, for example. Very, very slowly add inverts and fish that you have observed and or prophylactically treated in a quarantine tank for at least 30 days each time.
