fish disease

  1. P

    Unknown disease

    After an outbreak of Ich in my display tank, I took all the livestock out, treated them with copper, bleached the tank and restarted. Two weeks ago I added back the only remaining fish I had left. I observed them in a non-medicated tank after to ensure they were disease-free. Last week I...
  2. rattrapdotcom

    EMERGENCY PLS HELP bicolor blenny rapid breathing and swimming frantically ??

    i’ve had my blenny for 6 months, i’ve never seen him breathe so fast, his gills move so quick he looks like a panting dog ! I have had my tank about 7 months, most recent addition were two pajama cardinals from local fish store that are doing fine and I was assured they were quarantined before...
  3. A

    EMERGENCY Fish diagnosis

    Royal looks like it may have ich or something but I can’t figure out what it is. Might be on my clowns as well. Can someone help me please
  4. Infamous_migs718

    Whats going on with triggerfish

    Can anyone possibly help me figure out whats going on with my triggerfish and a treatment for him thanks in advance
  5. A

    Whats going on. With my emperor

    My emperor is scratching like crazy on the same spot same location i side my aquarium. The current disaply undergone a copper amd prazi treatment . Can any ine help? Attached video right side
  6. Paul Kachirsky

    EMERGENCY Is this Uronema?

    I got these dispar Anthias recently and they are showing these weird red marks. Is this Uronema? It’s one 4 of them. Should I euthanize them? I have chromis, damsel and Evansi Anthias in the Qt with the dispar but they aren’t showing any signs of illness. That is why I am curious if I should...
  7. Starfishandseahorse

    Orchid Dottyback- Undead Roaming my Tank . Possibly haunted?

    Oh boy.. I’m a longtime coral reefer. Don’t know what this but I know it isn’t good. My orchid dottyback started looking like absolute garbage today. Went from 0-100 in a days time. Eating, swimming, acting completely normal. As time has gone on I suspect it is already dead and my tank is...
  8. Alexgar224

    Uronema identification

    I just got this Sunburst Athena from my LFS and I just noticed this white back in its side! When I got him it was super small but over the days it’s gotten larger and I wanted to see if someone could help me identify if it was uronema or a bacteria infection? I’m really hoping it’s just...
  9. hexcolor reef

    MIXING POLYGUARD / PRAZI / COPPER?????

    Is it possible to mix multiple fish treatments at one time to attack a range of fish diseases?
  10. hexcolor reef

    QUICK HELP ID TANG INFECTION?!!! PT2

    Here’s my first post, which I posted in the wrong forum section Thread 'QUICK HELP!!! MARINE VELVET OR NO?' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/quick-help-marine-velvet-or-no.1007442/ Could this be Black Ich Turbellarian Infection instead of Hook worms??? And will Prazi or another medication...
  11. R

    What’s going on with my clown fish?

    Hi all, Not sure what’s going on with my clown fish he’s been acting strange lately breathing heavy laying in the sand and hanging out by the filter but eatting normal. Recently noticed some spots on his face and gills. The tanks been going now for two months and my water levels have been...
  12. D. Torres

    3 Fish with 3 different symptoms

    Short Version: Male Clownfish ~5 years old - Spots on body appear to be missing color almost like injuries. Not scratching, eating well, has been nesting (digging big 8-10 inch divot in the sandbed). Sailfin ~5 years old - Left fin seems damaged might be due to fighting (4 zebrasoma tangs in...
  13. Bo2022

    EMERGENCY Need help ID this skin disease with my clown

    I bought a baby clown almost 2 weeks ago, the first week was all fine no marks on the skin but during the following weeks I found a white and transparent mark on one side of the body. No other fish attacking, and eat well. Also no sign of clamping fins. Just wanting to know what is this thing...
  14. Herbie's Reef

    need help with possible clownfish disease

    Hi, I just recently purchased a pair of Wyoming White clownfish and they have been in quarantine with copper and nitrofurazone. Today is the 6th day and I noticed a long white string hanging from one of the cowfishes belly along with irregular swimming patterns and a damaged back fin. I am...
  15. S

    Clownfish disease help ASAP Please

    I don’t know what happened, fish eyes are now cloudy and underneath whiting with a pale coat. I did some research and I believe it’s brook disease but I’m not 100% sure and even if it is, it’s 12:38 am and nothing is open what can I do? And is this the disease I’m looking at? Please help, thank...
  16. H

    EMERGENCY Main tank/Flukes on fish

    Hello everyone! I am noticing quite a bit of flashing from my Midas blenny after recently adding a new purple tang. I noticed a little white and stringy poo coming from the purple tang. They are both eating good. I don’t see any ich on them. I am trying to put all these signs together and see...
  17. I

    One of my clownfish is acting weird.

    One of my clownfish (wild caught) (that i bought 4 weeks ago) is acting weird. It is not coming up to the surface for feeding time and is swimming mostly at the bottom. I don’t know if he is exploring or something. He is just staying around the microalgae. Also this may be unrelated but both my...
  18. reefin_it

    Parasite ID

    This filefish has been healthy and eating mysis daily. Yesterday I noticed his feces was seemingly large and he seemed unable to pass it. Throughout the day it progressed to the second photo. Today it looks back to the first pic. Any idea on what it is or what to do for it? Thank you to all.
  19. squidarcher

    Clownfish acting different with dents in his head??

    This clownfish went through a 30-day QT with light medication. It’s been 10 days since he(or she) was added to the display and as of last night he hasn’t been moving much. He is opening and closing his mouth rapidly, and there is a singular white spot on his chin. He also had little dents in his...
  20. C

    Ick on fish

    I have had 5 fish(Gobies) die from what I believe to be ick in the past two weeks.They all had white dots appear on there bodies along with respiratory difficulty. I have one gobi left and am desperately trying to keep it alive. Are there any suggestions on what to use to treat ick?
  21. Cantusaurus

    I’m shocked… Dottyback died.. were these the culprit?

    I am shocked. I purchased a small orchid dottyback about 3 weeks ago. Put him in my 5.5 G QT tank. Medicated the tank for the first week and a half and have observed him since. He always looked completely fine. Ate a lot. One mishap was when he got scared and jumped into the hang on back filter...
  22. fushi

    Fish disease help

    I have two new to me green chromis with white stringy poop and bloated stomaches, and they wont eat, does anyone have any suggestions on treating them. I have had them for about 4 days, they were given back to the LFS when someone moved. I have tried garlic, I figure if I can get them to eat I...
  23. A

    Fenbendazole alternatives?

    Hey y’all, I’ve had a clown in qt for about a month that has gone through both column dosing and food soaking of general cure, but internal parasites still persist. It still has white string feces. I learnt that fenbendazole is an alternative to resistant parasites, however it is not available...
  24. A

    Clownfish gills slightly flared

    I got an occelaris clownfish today, and it looked very healthy at the store in 0 copper and 1.022 specific gravity and my qt is at 1.023 so the acclimation jump wasn’t very large. It’s currently in qt at around 1.15 ppm of copper power. I’ve been gradually increasing dosage by .05 after...
  25. T

    What’s ailing my damsel

    I had 3 azure damsels in quarantine for 3 weeks doing well. My lfs got 4 more in so I snagged them and added them to the quarantine tank. I put a divider in the quarantine just I case. The four recently added have slowed died over the course of a week and a half. I’m not sure what’s causing...
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