Marks on Damsel

[jlauck]

I don't know if this is a disease or if this damsel got into it with my newly added foxface. All fish were quarantined before adding (copper power, general cure, metroplex, prazi pro). I added the foxface into the tank last night and the damsel started charging him shortly thereafter. I don't know if he got stung, or if this is something I somehow missed still attached to the foxface. I'm getting ready to try to net him out and get him back into my quarantine tank.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Odd that the lesion is on both sides of the fish - you would expect a simple injury to only be on one side...

Just because of the shape of the lesions, and them being on both sides of the fish, I wanted to share this article:

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...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[Hincapiej4]

ugggh uronema..i'm so worried about getting that one day lol

 

[jlauck]

Thanks, I will continue to monitor. I tried for a good hour to get him netted and could not. I will try again later. I don't want to stress everyone else in the tank out if I don't need to.

 

[jlauck]

Just posting an update. I think it was injury. Almost two weeks later, and no other fish have shown any signs of issues. It's pretty much completely healed up at this point as well.