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Unread 07/04/2015, 01:01 PM   #1
MarBioStudent
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Can't Identify Disease. Need Help.

I work at a very small aquarium, and a lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) was donated by a local fisherman, but it seems to have a disease I can't identify. It is a male lumpfish who's red/brown scaleless skin seems to be deteriorating and sloughing off in one patch, leaving the remaining tissue very pink. If anyone can help me out I would greatly appreciate it!


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Unread 07/04/2015, 02:35 PM   #2
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Well, it's probably bacterial. Treating it with a broad-spectrum antibiotic might be indicated.


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