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02/01/2017, 09:04 AM | #1 |
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Strange lesion on Ocellaris
I've been battling a presumed velvet and ich outbreak for the last 6 weeks or so. My last two surviving are a pair of clowns, who had shown no signs of disease through a 14 day TTM which encompassed 2 courses of prazipro, followed by a course of malachite green, and now chloroquine phosphate dosed at 600mg/10 gallon QT.
https://youtu.be/_6M5cLGigHQ This link shows a lesion that appeared about 24 hours ago It's basically a greyed out area between the eyes, on the white band. It's flat, and doesn't appear to be excavated in any way. The fish has lost appetite, after being a voracious eater through all of the treatment so far. The female appears to be unaffected so far. Does this look bacterial or fungal? I'm hoping someone can give me some direction on where to go from here. I was hopeful that chloroquine would annihilate this thing once and for all, but it seems not. Definitely losing hope here, but I'm willing to do anything I can. This is what happens when you believe someone who tells you their chaeto is cultured in a separate system. |
02/01/2017, 10:44 AM | #2 |
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Lesion ID - photo
Here's a better photo showing the lesion....
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02/01/2017, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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how long into the CP treatment are you? it doesn't look fungal or bacterial to me. I'm hoping you can finish it up and just get it back into clean saltwater.. because I have no idea what that is and it could be part of the loss of coloration, a bad reaction to the CP.
What are you feeding? live food or frozen brine might entice it to eat... Fish not eatting isn't a good sign, but they can go a week or 2 without eating and might be from the medication.
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02/01/2017, 12:43 PM | #5 |
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my clownfish in QT went into a weird mood where all they wanted to eat was flake food.. I dunno.. It could be something wrong with him, I just don't know what it is. I'll have to pick up one of those comprehensive fish disease books I think.
If it is a disease it isn't one of the ones people commonly encounter... oh here is an odd thought... burn from the heater?
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02/01/2017, 12:54 PM | #6 | |
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At this point, I'm not sure what else to do besides continue with CP after a 100% water change. I've been doing 50% changes at 4 days. |
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