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I noticed that my Blue/Green Chromis isn't acting normally. He has been hiding in the rockscape and there are some issues happening as of today. He might have "Hole In Head" disease. If anyone had a similar problem and can help from the video and pics below, pls help.
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Thanks alot - I was asking in #1 - how long have you had the chromis (sorry it wasn't clear). In my experience - HLLE would not come on that quickly (in 4 days) - to that extent. As @vetteguy53081 said - there is some data for using formaldehyde dips followed by oral metronidazole for uronema - as long as red blotches have not developed (formaldehyde tends to make those 'ulcerations' worse) - in that case metronidazole can be tried alone. But again - treatment is difficult.To answer some of your questions:
1. How long have you had it? - He seems to have this condition develop this week - starting on Monday.
2. Did you Qt it? - We have not QT'd him yet. I wasn't sure if that was needed.
3. Any other fish affected (acting funny) - No other fish seem to have a similar condition in my tank.
4. Any new additions (coral/fish) - Added Two Clownfish Last Week but I haven't seen them attack or act aggressively to the Chromis in weeks.
5. Any change in parameters - Recent 20% water change.
6. Any other problems with fish illness previously? - Nope.
Yrinema does not kill a fish that fast. Raw flesh and deterioration not yet present assuming it’s uronema. This if anything may be early stageLooks more like stress and malnourishment than anything else
it’s funny, chromis are usually small
Fish when you get them
But in the wild they are almost 2.5-3”
they get huge and have quite the appetite
IMO, they need to eat a lot to do well in captivity
uronema would have killed the fish in 24-48 hrs
Ruby rally having formalin would be much more effective covering bacterial issues alsoWe got him on January 4, 2022. I'm in the process of setting up a hospital tank for him now.
Do you recommend Ruby Reef Rally PRO or Metronidazole? Is there a site that you recommend for treatment? Super new to this hobby and my LFS doesn't have the greatest stock of supplies. Is this site good?
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That fish is breathing way to fast. You should check your other fish against it to ensure they all are not breathing fast like this one (that would indicate a system wide disease or water quality issue).Thank you all for your quick responses. Here's the video -