Bacteria infection?

An ngo · May 4, 2019

Is it bacteria infection guys. Eat normal, but had little mark last week and it getting worse

Frtdrmrose7 · May 4, 2019

If that is a red sore I would be concerned about Uronema. I would do a Ruby Reef Rally bath (90 min) and start dosing metro in the water at 2 scoops per 10G and also metro+Focus+Food for 14 days.
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An ngo · May 4, 2019

Here is another pic

Big G · May 4, 2019

from Humblefish:

Uronema marinum:

Symptoms - These are the red sores often seen on chromis damsels. The disease seems mostly confined to damsels and clownfish, but I have seen some exceptions to that.

Treatment options - This is a very difficult disease to treat. Possible treatment options include: Metronidazole (ex. Seachem MetroPlex), acriflavine (ex. Acriflavine-MS), Chloroquine phosphate and copper. The problem is the fish can never be returned to the infected tank from which it came. Uronema is a “free living” parasite which does not require a fish host. So, going fallow will not eradicate it. Most fish seem protected from it via their natural immune system; but for some reason, chromis and some other fish are not always afforded this protection. Once a tank has Uronema, it must be assumed that the disease can survive in there almost indefinitely.

Formalin bath or freshwater dip may provide temporary relief for Uronema.

An ngo · May 4, 2019

After treating metro, and treated foods, it can not be return to DT??

Big G · May 4, 2019

If it was in the DT, the DT has Uronema. It cannot be "fallowed" (starved out) of a tank. The DT would need to be sterilized.
If it was in a QT, the same holds and the QT needs to be sterilized.

It's a nasty parasite that can survive without a fish host. So any tank with Uronema would have to be sterilized. :(

An ngo · May 5, 2019

Big G said:
If it was in the DT, the DT has Uronema. It cannot be "fallowed" (starved out) of a tank. The DT would need to be sterilized.
If it was in a QT, the same holds and the QT needs to be sterilized.

It's a nasty parasite that can survive without a fish host. So any tank with Uronema would have to be sterilized. :(

Wow just know that. My DT has UV sterilizer. Another question about QT that if I Follow the instruction from mt current process qt on sticky forum. What if I do after 14 days cooper treatment without another Qt with clean salt water ??

Frtdrmrose7 · May 5, 2019

An ngo said:
Wow just know that. My DT has UV sterilizer. Another question about QT that if I Follow the instruction from mt current process qt on sticky forum. What if I do after 14 days cooper treatment without another Qt with clean salt water ??

First let’s get another opinion on wether or not it’s Uronema. @4FordFamily @HotRocks