Zoster Butterfly

[ca1ore]

Bought a trio ..... man have they been a pain. Week or so into QT and one went very pale before breaking out with what appeared to be velvet. I have proper CP on hand so that took care of the velvet. Then they developed what I assumed to be some kind of secondary bacterial infection. Used Cipro/Fish flox. Was touch and go for a while, but they pulled through. Then they decided that none of the myriad foods I offer were acceptable. Only this weekend have they started eating again. MAN .....

This has been my first time keeping them so maybe just bad luck. My pyramids were never this hard. Anyone with experiences similar?

 

[DeniseAndy]

No real experience with butterflies except copperbanded. Bummer with all the issues, but kudos for your good husbandry! Glad they seem to be doing better. Would love to see a picture when they are ready.

 

[Gareth elliott]

What are you feeding?

Try a myriad of live foods, bloodworms, brine shrimp, rotifers, whatever you can get locally.

If all the meds are gone from the qt could also try a piece of live rock from the dt for them to forage off algae or micros.

 

[saltyhog]

Sounds like a dang good job getting them through not one but two major crises! Well done.

You would think they would be very similar to pyramids in care but I never had that much issue with my pyramids once I got healthy ones with no mouth issues.

 

[eatbreakfast]

It's not their fault they got velvet and a bacterial infection....

 

[ca1ore]

Sure it is ..... they're either genetically weak or doing it to me on purpose ....