Is this Uronema?

[bex90]

I picked up 3 chromis today from my local lfs.
I got them home and acclimated them before adding. After adding and watching them swim about I saw a small white “graze”. It looked risen but not sore. No redness and the fish was happy eat and swimming. Could this be the dreaded Uronema or a small graze from when the guy was getting them out for me? What do I do? The others seem fine and no marks or reason for me to think they weren’t healthy x

 

[Reeflix]

possibly. chromis are really susceptible to uro or something like that. i might be wrong but they might have like some red sore disease only for them, or i might be dumb and thinking of uro. i am sure that someone will correct me on this.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I picked up 3 chromis today from my local lfs.
I got them home and acclimated them before adding. After adding and watching them swim about I saw a small white “graze”. It looked risen but not sore. No redness and the fish was happy eat and swimming. Could this be the dreaded Uronema or a small graze from when the guy was getting them out for me? What do I do? The others seem fine and no marks or reason for me to think they weren’t healthy x

can be uronema or injury but hard to tell as Pics are very dark to confirm. Please repost under white lighting for best assessment

 

[vetteguy53081]

possibly. chromis are really susceptible to uro or something like that. i might be wrong but they might have like some red sore disease only for them, or i might be dumb and thinking of uro. i am sure that someone will correct me on this.

Please if not sure, hold back from posting something that will add to existing issues. Uronema is not red sore disease but often called red band and shows as bruising or hemorrhaging caused by low salt levels

 

[Reeflix]

ok well i posted that because i was curious as well, and if i get chromis, then i am not sure what it is then i dont know how to google it

 

[exnisstech]

Need pics under white lights. I was going to buy a group of very small chromis the other day but some in the tank had what looked like red hemroaging on the side so I assumed it was uronema and passed

 

[vetteguy53081]

ok well i posted that because i was curious as well, and if i get chromis, then i am not sure what it is then i dont know how to google it

Select livestock that are playing nice with each other, are eating and show no skin blemishes
I recommend a ruby Rally pro bath in clean container for 60 minutes prior to introduction. Its an intercellular protozoan which often starts from the inside out

 

[jabberwock]

ok well i posted that because i was curious as well, and if i get chromis, then i am not sure what it is then i dont know how to google it

It is perfectly fine to follow a thread, just by replying with "following". I do it whenever I am not really sure about an answer, but want to stay with the thread for my own knowledge bank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

There is a couple or more persons who expressed they are trying to get info on Uronema. Uronema starts in the muscle and fat areas of a given fish and although regarded as a disease with anthias also affects many butterfly fish, angels and chromis and seahorses. Often it is angled up and down in oval or elongated shape and often it causes heavy breathing, lethargic behavior and loss of appetite.
It is itself an oval protozoan and is joined my a small number of similar protozoans eating the flesh and creating lesions which is the bleeding effect. medications often make the matter worse and formalin solution higher than 25% which 37% is recommended makes the issue worse.
This protozoan prefers low salinity numbers and helps with their reproduction. If treating the fish, be sure to siphon waste daily as this protozoan can survive on waste, bacteria and uneaten foods. Prevention is most effective with them by maintaining good water quality, avoid overfeeding and maintain salinity of 1.025-1.026

Uronema protozoan:

Uronema on fish:

 

[Reeflix]

It is perfectly fine to follow a thread, just by replying with "following". I do it whenever I am not really sure about an answer, but want to stay with the thread for my own knowledge bank.

ok yes thank you. i am relitively new to r2r so i am still learning how people around here do things

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I picked up 3 chromis today from my local lfs.
I got them home and acclimated them before adding. After adding and watching them swim about I saw a small white “graze”. It looked risen but not sore. No redness and the fish was happy eat and swimming. Could this be the dreaded Uronema or a small graze from when the guy was getting them out for me? What do I do? The others seem fine and no marks or reason for me to think they weren’t healthy x

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

That could just be some missing scales, or the start of Uronema, you’ll know more tomorrow - if it hasn’t grown larger and turned red, it isn’t likely Uronema. If you want to read up on it, here is a link:

Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal

Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: Caused by the Protozoan; Uronema sp. Jay Hemdal Introduction: This moderately common disease of certain species of marine fish is so often misdiagnosed that most aquarists apply incorrect treatment methods...

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Jay