QT has Uronema, please advise!

JamesS · Oct 16, 2019

Hi Everyone, I'm pretty new to reefing and I'm running into a problem with several Chromis and several Anthia's that I have in QT. Praying you guys might have some advice for me! The fish are in a 20 long and we are now on day 6. Started the QT process on day 1 with Copper Power, tested with a Copper Hannah checker at 1.0, and one scoop on SeaChem Metroplex in the WC. Over the next two days, I increased Copper Power levels to 2.0 by the end of day 3. Sadly on day 4 one of my Chromis developed red Uronema like lesions on its sides and about 8 hours later, died. Today, day 6, I now have a second Chromis that will not leave his PVC pipe enclosure unless I move the pipe. I don't see any red lesions at this time except a patch on his side that has none of the blue/green color, its just silver. He will take small amounts of food that I've treated with Focus and Metroplex and then returns to his hiding spot. I have a friend who can loan me his QT that I can have set up and running in 2-3 days. At this point, I'm not sure what to do? The Copper Power and Metroplex don't seem to be helping much, any suggestions? Freshwater baths? Move all fish into new QT? What would you treat the new QT with? Thanks for any advice!
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Dierks · Oct 16, 2019

Hey James, Sorry for your struggles.

Humblefish wrote a great write-up and procedure you can follow if you like. I like to hear you are already treating the insides of the fish as much as you can. You will find a couple more options in Humblefishes write-up.

Uronema marinum

Uronema marinum What You Need To Know: * These are the red sores most often seen on chromis damsels; however it can afflict any fish. * Treatment of choice is a 45 minute formalin bath (e.g. Quick Cure), followed by transfer into a new/sterile QT. * Once in QT, it is very important to do...

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Also sounds like treating the outside of the fish with Peroxide helps a lot as well with anything that might be plaguing your fish on from the outside.

Hybrid TTM to treat all parasites!

10/9/2022: Jay Hemdal and the current Fish Medic staff are suggesting that people find other treatments rather than TTM. It has some substantial drawbacks: “Tank chasing” method (Tank Transfer Method - TTM) A mostly theoretical method for treating Cryptocaryon infections takes advantage of...

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You are making good moves, just know Chromis and Anthia are notoriously tough to keep alive because they are just so prone to such harsh disease like Uronema.

Lastly take a look here and see the section for Chromis and see if you can get any ideas...

Difficult Fish to QT guide

** This information was originally posted here: https://humble.fish/community/index.php?threads/difficult-fish-to-qt-guide.56/ ** Below is a list of difficult fish to quarantine, with specific recommendations on QT strategies for each group of fish. Angelfish (and their sensitivity to copper)...

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Good Luck and your fish are in good hands. You are making good moves!