I'm fairly new to taking care of marine life and I recently got my tank stable, no more ammonia. But my fish keep dying. This is a new one that I encountered, I hope someone here has dealt with this or knows what to do since I don't know what to google or what it's called. Thank you!
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This fish can be challenging even to the most experienced hobbyist and often purchased on impulse due to the nice color and patterns bur are susceptible to uronema, lymphocystis and bacterial.I'm fairly new to taking care of marine life and I recently got my tank stable, no more ammonia. But my fish keep dying. This is a new one that I encountered, I hope someone here has dealt with this or knows what to do since I don't know what to google or what it's called. Thank you!
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That is a pretty clear case of Uronema, an internal protozoan. It is not really treatable because it lives inside the fish and by the time you see the lesion at the surface of the fish, the damage has been done inside. Luckily, it only seems to affect certain species of fish and it is not very contagious from fish to fish. Here is an article that I wrote about it:
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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