Please help diagnose what is it. Microscope video .

[393015]

On this video is tail dead bleny... ( There are thousands of them in one place . They're all moving. what is it? Is it Ich?

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Wow, sorry to hear this. I do not know, so hopefully someone else who does will come in and comment.

 

[MnFish1]

On this video is tail dead bleny... ( There are thousands of them in one place . They're all moving. what is it? Is it Ich?

It's impossible to tell but I would guess 'no'. Can you describe how you got the sample - is this part of the tail or a scraping? Also - what symptoms did the fish have before death most importantly, how are the rest of your fish doing. In your case it's hard to tell if these are eating dead flesh vs causing a disease. Also - the magnification would also help!

 

[393015]

It's impossible to tell but I would guess 'no'. Can you describe how you got the sample - is this part of the tail or a scraping? Also - what symptoms did the fish have before death most importantly, how are the rest of your fish doing. In your case it's hard to tell if these are eating dead flesh vs causing a disease. Also - the magnification would also help!

this is a video of a fish's tail. The scraping did not show so many of these pieces. I lost two clown fish yesterday,(they didn't eat one week) bleni dead today , he it before very well and didn't show any symptoms... The butterfly fish currently has white dots on its fins and I am treating it for ich . The rest of the fish look fine. Everyone eats well. I'm dosing rally pro + kick ich in tank 3 days already. I was sure I have ich but this video confused me ...
Can't do more magnification, its very sma

 

[vetteguy53081]

On this video is tail dead bleny... ( There are thousands of them in one place . They're all moving. what is it? Is it Ich?

I know this is nt the easiest but need closer pics with lens in focus as best as possible but may be algae spores

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

this is a video of a fish's tail. The scraping did not show so many of these pieces. I lost two clown fish yesterday,(they didn't eat one week) bleni dead today , he it before very well and didn't show any symptoms... The butterfly fish currently has white dots on its fins and I am treating it for ich . The rest of the fish look fine. Everyone eats well. I'm dosing rally pro + kick ich in tank 3 days already. I was sure I have ich but this video confused me ...
Can't do more magnification, its very sma

Those are all Holotrich / Scuticocilliates, probably external Uronema. Here is the thing though - they are normal findings on fish that have been dead in a tank for any length of time more than a few hours. If you find them on a still living or very freshly dead fish, they can be considered parasitic, but if you find them on a fish that has been dead during the night, they are just incidental scavengers.

 

[393015]

Тhank you! I think this isy problem... I lost 4 clowns in tank already, they just stop eating and heavy breathing . copper doesn't help. I read that the clown is sensitive to this disease , and its treated antibiotics

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Тhank you! I think this isy problem... I lost 4 clowns in tank already, they just stop eating and heavy breathing . copper doesn't help. I read that the clown is sensitive to this disease , and its treated antibiotics

Not antibacterial antibiotics, those won't help. Chloroquine can be used though.