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My fire goby started to get a red spot on the belly and after a few days it died. I’ve been searching and found something called uroema marinum, I hope it’s not that but I have no idea does anyone know? Thanks
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Thanks, I’ve had this fish for over a year and I didn’t got any new fish either so I don’t see how anything could get into the aquarium, everything has been fine for over a year and all the same fish! Hopefully the other fish don’t get it as well I was concerned about that.It does look like an internal issue of some sort. Uronema is a possibility, especially with it dying with its mouth open. How long did you have this fish? Uronema usually strikes when you first acquire a fish (say in the first month or so). It really isn't treatable, but it also doesn't tend to spread from fish to fish like some other diseases do.
Here is a link to an article I wrote on this (it is the PDF link on the right):
Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal
Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: Potentially Caused by the Protozoan; Uronema sp. Jay Hemdal Introduction: This moderately common disease of certain species of marine fish is so often misdiagnosed that most aquarists apply incorrect...www.reef2reef.com
Jay
Thanks, I’ve had this fish for over a year and I didn’t got any new fish either so I don’t see how anything could get into the aquarium, everything has been fine for over a year and all the same fish! Hopefully the other fish don’t get it as well I was concerned about that.
Thanks for the help, maybe it got injured somehow i really don´t know, i didn´t get any new corals recently these past months so it´s very strange, but hopefully the other fish keep doing fine.O.K., I think you can rule out Uronema then. I've never seen it show up in a fish that has been in a tank for over a year.
Remember, adding fish is just one pathway disease can get into tanks - anything "wet" (corals, algae, CUC) can also transmit disease.
That said, I don't think this is one of the common communicable diseases, could this stem from an injury (a bruise?)
Jay