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kaisers0ze
04/21/2010, 01:25 PM
I have had this percula for some time and just noticed that it has a thin white raised line of tiny bumps between the lateral line and dorsal fin, on both sides.
fish is lethargic and seems to be breathing heavy. I introduced a smaller true percula last week that i had monitored at a LFS for a few days. It looked fine and still seems to be doing well.
After initial research the only thing i can find that might be accurate it Mycobacteriosis
links below
http://www.amdareef.com/mc_mycobacteriosis.htm\
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/disease.html - has a picture that looks close.

No know treatment is posted on the site and it seems to possibly be transmittable to humans.
Please advise.

PS - I can email pictures from my iphone if you give me your email.

kaisers0ze
04/21/2010, 01:47 PM
this is the best picture i could make on iphone.
you can barley see the white on the orange and dark section of the clown above the lateral line.

kaisers0ze
04/22/2010, 08:03 AM
Setup QT tank last night, fish dead this morning. :(

JHemdal
04/22/2010, 04:29 PM
No, those symptoms aren't typical for Mycobacterium marinum. Although I would have expected the new fish to die first, it sure looks like Brookynella - from what I can see in the picture at least.

Jay