Indentifying Disease

[Kyasukin]

Hi, I Just noticed my clownfish have this soft red mark spot on the right side of his boyd, is this Uronema? i moved it to the QT straight away.

Thank you

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi, I Just noticed my clownfish have this soft red mark spot on the right side of his boyd, is this Uronema? i moved it to the QT straight away.

Thank you

That is unlikely to be Uronema. I call it clownfish bruising. You only see it on the white stripes of clownfish, under the skin. Nobody knows the cause of it. In some cases the fish get better, in other cases they don’t - a real mystery to me!

Jay

 

[Kyasukin]

That is unlikely to be Uronema. I call it clownfish bruising. You only see it on the white stripes of clownfish, under the skin. Nobody knows the cause of it. In some cases the fish get better, in other cases they don’t - a real mystery to me!

Jay

Hi, so its a normal thing on clownfish? thanks for the reply

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi, so its a normal thing on clownfish? thanks for the reply

No - it isn’t normal. Here is a post about it:

Clownfish bruising/lesion?

All, Over the past two years or so, I've come across dozens of cases on the fish disease forum here of an issue with clownfish that we have not been able to identify. I've never seen it on any clownfish I've had myself, but the issue seems most common on designer clowns, which I don't work...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[Kyasukin]

No - it isn’t normal. Here is a post about it:

Clownfish bruising/lesion?

All, Over the past two years or so, I've come across dozens of cases on the fish disease forum here of an issue with clownfish that we have not been able to identify. I've never seen it on any clownfish I've had myself, but the issue seems most common on designer clowns, which I don't work...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

Hi Jay, so is it contagious, what precaution or medicine need to be done with this kind symptoms? the fish is active and eats normaly aside from the bruise getting darker after a week observation.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi Jay, so is it contagious, what precaution or medicine need to be done with this kind symptoms? the fish is active and eats normaly aside from the bruise getting darker after a week observation.

We don't know the cause, but it doesn't seem to be contagious. Since the cause isn't know, there isn't any treatment. Some of these affected fish get better and some don't. I wish we knew more about it, sorry.....

Jay

 

[Kyasukin]

We don't know the cause, but it doesn't seem to be contagious. Since the cause isn't know, there isn't any treatment. Some of these affected fish get better and some don't. I wish we knew more about it, sorry.....

Jay

What would you recommend? Put it back to the main tank or leave it on the QT as long as the bruise is visible?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry? Your post was blank.

Jay

 

[Kyasukin]

We don't know the cause, but it doesn't seem to be contagious. Since the cause isn't know, there isn't any treatment. Some of these affected fish get better and some don't. I wish we knew more about it, sorry.....

Jay

We don't know the cause, but it doesn't seem to be contagious. Since the cause isn't know, there isn't any treatment. Some of these affected fish get better and some don't. I wish we knew more about it, sorry.....

Jay

What would you recommend? Put it back to the Main Tank or leave it on the QT as long as the bruise is visible?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

What would you recommend? Put it back to the Main Tank or leave it on the QT as long as the bruise is visible?

I would keep it in the QT if that tank is stable, with no ammonia.

Jay