I noticed this morning a couple white spots on one of my Chalk Basslets. They are on the very edge of the tail and are fairly large (look larger than most Ich spots I see online). The chalk bass is acting completely normal, is eating well and has not shown any signs of flashing or irritation...
I have in my possession what I believe to be novel parasitic isopods from the Floridian Aquaculture supply chain. There is a 10 gallon tank that contains crushed coral substrate, a
Thalassia testudinum, and some decorations that I have duct taped sealed and a 2.5 gallon tank that contains a...
Hey guys.
I’ve noticed this white splotch on my purple tang recently but did not think much of it. Recently my powder blue tang died, i’m unsure of the cause, but I remembered that the powder blue tang had a similar white splotch a week or two prior to him dying.
I’ve attached photos of both...
Some kind of worm in my tank exploded with 100s of parasites. My power head was off when I noticed it. I don’t think it’s having babies. I’d be surprised if it survived. Any ideas?
here is a YouTube video I uploaded of it https://youtube.com/shorts/odZDl0-FtXE?feature=share
So I noticed my blenny occasionally has a very bloated stomach, I'm not sure if it is related to this bubble he has on his fin, the bubble has gotten smaller so I took him out of QT but now seeing this inflamed stomach I'm not sure what I should do. It doesn't look like this all the time, but it...
So I’m doing some maintenance today and I was moving my chalice when I noticed this growth on it. I’ve seen these guys on a rock I have in my sump that has fan worms on it so I figured they were baby worms until I saw them on the skeleton of my chalice. One was heavily infested while the others...
Hi reefers,
in an other thread @bboileau92 hinted me to the microbiome test from Aquabiomics which is able to detect pathogens in an aquarium. Now I wonder if there are other ways to know/detect if there are some "dormant" pathogens/parasites like ich, velvet, flukes etc. in a completely...
I just started up my reef tank and cycled it for over three months. A week after getting my first fish, I realized it had a lot of white spots on it. It is acting normal and eating fine. Any ideas what this is (Sorry for the low quality photos).
I was just looking at my tank and just noticed a bunch of these white things I have no idea what they are they kinda look like small snails I have not added anything new to that tank in a long time just have two clownfish and water perimeters are all normal
Hi everyone. I'm stressing over here.
I've had this Picasso clown for about a year now and he's now showing signs of ich or maybe brook. His partner jumped out of the tank a few days ago so I got him a replacement maybe four days later but they seem to be getting along just fine. All the other...
Hello, I need help identifying something on my Potter's Angel please!
I purchased my Potter's Angel on 01/16. He is in a 30 gallon QT, Aqueon HOB Filter, Whisper air pump, some plastic pots for cover and a small piece of live rock because many say that they will only graze. Weekly 15-20% water...
Fish came from a really nice store, they had been treated with cupramine in the store and held in a separate water system that I purchased them out of; any protocol for treatments?
Should I treat for any parasite or any disease at all; or just watch the fish for a bit? Seems really healthy...
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I have had a problem with ZOA for some time. Individual colonies began to die for no apparent reason. There was a brown coating on them, which I thought was a form of algae or fungi. It was impossible to see anything at the ZOA with the naked eye. So I decided to buy a...
Hello. I've had lots of freshwater fish in the past and a few weeks ago I decided to get into a FOWLR tank. I took one of my old 15-gallon tanks and installed a surface skimmer, powerhead, heater, and aqua clear 30. I added 15 pounds of dry rock and crushed coral (each 15 pounds). I used RODI...
Parasitic Crustaceans (Copepods, Isopods, and Sea Lice)
Jay Hemdal c.2020
This is an excerpt from my upcoming fish disease book - a section on arthropod parasites of fish; isopods and copepods.
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Cause
This disease problem is caused by a variety of very small crustaceans that...
Look like parasite burrowed in it. Ich would be white spots correct? Has anyone had this before and how do you treat it? Currently using MetroPlex, KanaPlex, Copper Power, and PraziPro.
I got this richordea about a week ago and i noticed this branchy thing extending from it. When i first put it in the branchy part would excrete stringy things sometimes. At night when the richordea does it's normal deflating inflating process over and over again you can see it showing a lot...
Hi, so my fish is sick, he is a clownfish. He is breathing heavily and has recently stopped eating. His color is looking much better than in the past.
I have been treating with copper for a little over two weeks but he hasn’t fought it off yet since my ammonia got a little too high. It is under...
So I have an orange line chromis that I noticed was missing some of his tail fin about a week ago but he’s going strong and eating. I’m not noticing any bullying going on, but obviously can’t watch 24/7. Today I’ve noticed strange patches on him that I need help with.
I also have a black clown...
I noticed some white hair like things coming off of my cleaner shrimp today (see photos & video). You can really see it protruding from his legs and tail. Does anyone know if this is normal? I'm afraid it might be a parasite or some sort of sickness but I cant seem to find much information on it.