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The trouble is, Uronema mimics scale damage and vice versa.
More history on the fish would be helpful:
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More history on the fish would be helpful:
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Here is an article on uronema:
Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal
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I just got the fish Saturday and noticed this when I got home yesterday. I have a good video but can’t get it to upload and play on this site. It was kinda hiding up in a hole in the rocks a lot, but it’s swimming ok.The trouble is, Uronema mimics scale damage and vice versa.
More history on the fish would be helpful:
Some Helpful Hints When Posting or Responding to Threads in the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Section
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Here is an article on uronema:
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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Never mind, he’s dead. My wife found him stuck to the back of the powehead. I’m guessing it was uronema.The trouble is, Uronema mimics scale damage and vice versa.
More history on the fish would be helpful:
Some Helpful Hints When Posting or Responding to Threads in the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Section
Aquarium Fish Disease Problem Solving Determining the best course of action for a problem with your aquarium can be a difficult task. Even advanced aquarists will often need to seek the help of others for complicated or unique issues. Our intent here on Reef 2 Reef is to offer expert advice...
Here is an article on uronema:
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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Do I need to worry about the tank, or is there anything that can be done? I’ve read once it gets in the tank it’s there to stay?
Need to call fish store and let them know?
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Sorry to hear. What other fish was it in with? I want to try and rule out tankmate aggression here.
Uronema is a common protozoan in most marine aquariums (25 to 75% of them, depending on who you listen to).
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Wow, I was really worried about it getting in my tank! So you’re saying it’s common to have it present?
I didn’t see any aggressive signs.
He was in with:
Another yellow belly damsel
Very small 6 line
Bi-color blenny
Sandsifter goby
Convict tang
They all seem to be fine as of now
I didn’t see any aggressive signs.
He was in with:
Another yellow belly damsel
Very small 6 line
Bi-color blenny
Sandsifter goby
Convict tang
They all seem to be fine as of now
Jay Hemdal
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Are you sure the other damsel didn’t trash it? Damsels do best either by themselves or with a lot of the same species (to displace any aggression) but not two or three.
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Not that I saw but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. I did see the one that died chase the other one a little bit, but that was after he was looking bad and just sitting up in the rocks. I wasn’t home when he died.
