Anything wrong with my damsel or am I paranoid?

[Guiids]

Hello,

I've got a 65 gallon tank that is 0 ammonia, 2 ppm nitrite and 20 ppm nitrate 1.020 SG, fish drip acclimated, I've been watching the tank and believe it to be pretty much finished cycling as nitrites have tanked. I lost his/her friend weeks ago in the QT (I believe completely unrelated to disease, rookie mistake) so right now it's just the 1 damsel. Been in the display tank 2 days without odd behavior and loves to eat. Didn't medicate essentially except hyposalinity and 2 week observation and saw no flukes. Regardless I'm def upping my QT process to copper and general cure for the next fish.

What I'm worried about is the pale stripe along the scales and some pale coloration, please see attached video.
Am I paranoid since I lost my other damsel?
You tell me , thank you

 

[JPM San Diego]

Hello,

I've got a 65 gallon tank that is 0 ammonia, 2 ppm nitrite and 20 ppm nitrate 1.020 SG, fish drip acclimated, I've been watching the tank and believe it to be pretty much finished cycling as nitrites have tanked. I lost his/her friend weeks ago in the QT (I believe completely unrelated to disease, rookie mistake) so right now it's just the 1 damsel. Been in the display tank 2 days without odd behavior and loves to eat. Didn't medicate essentially except hyposalinity and 2 week observation and saw no flukes. Regardless I'm def upping my QT process to copper and general cure for the next fish.

What I'm worried about is the pale stripe along the scales and some pale coloration, please see attached video.
Am I paranoid since I lost my other damsel?
You tell me , thank you

The white area looks like dinged up scales to me. I would not be particularly worried about that. Give it time; it may improve on its own. I am more concerned about the rapid respiratory rate. Was the fish "freaked out" while you were filming or is the respiratory rate always high?

 

[WheatToast]

@Jay Hemdal

 

[Guiids]

Hmm I'll have to watch closer. The damsel had just been swimming around a lot eating.

One thing, if nitrites or nitrates are high could that cause rapid breathing? I'm worried now because I'm using strips but color is pretty pale near what I said above.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello,

I've got a 65 gallon tank that is 0 ammonia, 2 ppm nitrite and 20 ppm nitrate 1.020 SG, fish drip acclimated, I've been watching the tank and believe it to be pretty much finished cycling as nitrites have tanked. I lost his/her friend weeks ago in the QT (I believe completely unrelated to disease, rookie mistake) so right now it's just the 1 damsel. Been in the display tank 2 days without odd behavior and loves to eat. Didn't medicate essentially except hyposalinity and 2 week observation and saw no flukes. Regardless I'm def upping my QT process to copper and general cure for the next fish.

What I'm worried about is the pale stripe along the scales and some pale coloration, please see attached video.
Am I paranoid since I lost my other damsel?
You tell me , thank you

Cannot open video but do not mix general cure and copper. Use one or the other in which general cure will be a universal treatment for this type of fish

 

[Guiids]

Sounds good. In this case I did not use copper or general cure but I'll take that note

 

[Guiids]

For extra info, I don't think the white line suddenly appeared. Here's a pic in case video doesn't work

 

[Jay Hemdal]

For extra info, I don't think the white line suddenly appeared. Here's a pic in case video doesn't work

When any new damselfish shows with a vertical line of disrupted scales on its body, you have to consider uronema. It could be damage from being housed with the other damsel, but this fish is also breathing a bit fast. Here is a link to an article about uronema:

Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal

Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: 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 treatment methods...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[Guiids]

When any new damselfish shows with a vertical line of disrupted scales on its body, you have to consider uronema. It could be damage from being housed with the other damsel, but this fish is also breathing a bit fast. Here is a link to an article about uronema:

Uronema / Red Band Disease - Hemdal

Red Band Syndrome in Marine Fishes: 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 treatment methods...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

So this Damsel survived about 4 days in my uncycled display tank from my other post, then another 1.5 weeks in a QT where I medicated maybe 6 days ago. So >2 weeks in my possession since I got it and then now 3 days back in the cycled display tank. No issues since putting it in the QT


So for Nema, wouldn't the fish have been dead weeks ago? Or at least showing some severe symptoms at this point? I'm really hoping it's not Nema since it was originally in the display tank unmedicated..

Thank you all for the help so far

 

[Jay Hemdal]

So this Damsel survived about 4 days in my uncycled display tank from my other post, then another 1.5 weeks in a QT where I medicated maybe 6 days ago. So >2 weeks in my possession since I got it and then now 3 days back in the cycled display tank. No issues since putting it in the QT


So for Nema, wouldn't the fish have been dead weeks ago? Or at least showing some severe symptoms at this point? I'm really hoping it's not Nema since it was originally in the display tank unmedicated..

Thank you all for the help so far

Uronema usually shows up within about 40 days of importation.
You’ll know in 48 hours if it is, because it is always fatal and untreatable in internal cases.
Uronema itself is not an obligate parasite, so is not highly contagious.
Jay

 

[Guiids]

Uronema usually shows up within about 40 days of importation.
You’ll know in 48 hours if it is, because it is always fatal and untreatable in internal cases.
Uronema itself is not an obligate parasite, so is not highly contagious.
Jay

Ok so in this case it's hopefully not Nema phew. I thought if it got in the tank you have to go fallow for months, not true anymore?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Ok so in this case it's hopefully not Nema phew. I thought if it got in the tank you have to go fallow for months, not true anymore?

There is no fallow period for Uronema, that is wrong information.
Jay