is this uronema?

[mattzang]

reading up on uronema a bit, i did lose a christmas wrasse a few days ago that was in qt with these two. it was doing the spiral swimming so i just assumed it was a spinal injury, but maybe it was internal uronema? anyone have some thoughts here?

 

[Flippers4pups]

What's your ammonia at? Could be ammonia burn or red sores.

Not ruling out uronema just yet.

 

[mattzang]

ammonia is 0, pretty bright yellow according to the badge. that qt is decently established and probably needs to be taken down and bleached if anything

 

[Big G]

Any aggression between the fish that you've seen?
Were these fish shipped or did you pickup at LFS?

 

[mattzang]

a little slight chasing, but nothing that seemed concerning at all. i've been watching for that since i've seen some people say starckis do better solo, but they seem fine together

shipped from liveaquaria about a week ago

 

[mattzang]

other info:

copper is at 2.0 for about a week now
dosed round 2 of GC earlier today (today is when i noticed the sore but not sure if appeared today or i just didn't notice)

the qt is quite well oxygenated so that shouldn't be an issue

 

[Big G]

shipped from liveaquaria about a week ago

Sometimes during shipping the fish get roughed up in the bags and these red sores appear after a few days in the QT. Usually a bacterial infection from the damage and the stress to the fish's immune system. Have had real good results using NFG powder on these sorts of red sores. If that is what we are looking at on your fish.

Darn uronema is tough to get rid of . . .

 

[mattzang]

well i don't have NFG, but i do have kanaplex/metroplex/furan 2, but i was advised that stuff doesn't really work well in a tank with copper

 

[Big G]

well i don't have NFG, but i do have kanaplex/metroplex/furan 2, but i was advised that stuff doesn't really work well in a tank with copper

It's used fairly commonly during treatment for velvet during copper. The "trifecta" of kanaplex, metro, furan is very effective for bacterial infections.

 

[mattzang]

It's used fairly commonly during treatment for velvet during copper. The "trifecta" of kanaplex, metro, furan is very effective for bacterial infections.

how does that go with GC? i just did the final dose today and apparently that stuff works quickly so i guess i could give it the day and start in on the trifecta tomorrow

 

[Flippers4pups]

how does that go with GC? i just did the final dose today and apparently that stuff works quickly so i guess i could give it the day and start in on the trifecta tomorrow

General cure had prazi in it. Should be fine with the other two.

 

[mattzang]

General cure had prazi in it. Should be fine with the other two.

well it also has metronidazole in it and i'd be dosing metroplex, but seems that stuff can be used quite liberally judging by the instructions

 

[Flippers4pups]

well it also has metronidazole in it and i'd be dosing metroplex, but seems that stuff can be used quite liberally judging by the instructions

metroplex is a brand name for metronidazole. So don't dose metronidazole if still using GC, just the others.

 

[mattzang]

well now my QT tank is quite green, is that the norm? seemed to happen pretty much right after i dosed the furan 2

 

[Flippers4pups]

well now my QT tank is quite green, is that the norm? seemed to happen pretty much right after i dosed the furan 2

Yes, normal.

 

[Reeflover21526]

other info:

copper is at 2.0 for about a week now
dosed round 2 of GC earlier today (today is when i noticed the sore but not sure if appeared today or i just didn't notice)

the qt is quite well oxygenated so that shouldn't be an issue

What copper test kit do you use

 

[mattzang]

hanna

 

[mattzang]

uronema?