Biota Coral Beauty White Fuzzy Stuff?

[TinyReef522]

I got this coral beauty from biota on the 6th. I did not quarantine it, looking back probably a mistake. I noticed a small white spot near its gills shortly after adding it and thought maybe it had caught itself on a rock. But today it looks like this. Fish seems to be eating well, swimming. Sorry for the cloudy water I hard to move a lot of rocks to catch the lil guy. Any ideas what this is and how to treat?

 

[Sharkbait19]

It’s hard to make out perfectly, but a bacterial infection is possible after having been injured. I would try treating in a qt with kanaplex.
Angels also can be susceptible to lymphocytosis but that wouldn’t really look like this.

 

[DonTavo27]

Is this one of the captive bred fish?
Maybe @Biota_Marine can chime in.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

If I had bought it straight from Biota, I wouldn't have quarantined it either, but my understanding is that Biota recommends holding their fish in isolation for a few weeks to help with the long term acclimation process.

This doesn't look like Lymphocystis to me either. I agree, treating it with Kanaplex or Neoplex in a treatment tank is the best course of action.

Jay

 

[TinyReef522]

If I had bought it straight from Biota, I wouldn't have quarantined it either, but my understanding is that Biota recommends holding their fish in isolation for a few weeks to help with the long term acclimation process.

This doesn't look like Lymphocystis to me either. I agree, treating it with Kanaplex or Neoplex in a treatment tank is the best course of action.

Jay

I did buy it straight from biota and originally had it in an acclimation box for about a day. It was eating well and there’s no aggressive fish in the tank so it seemed ok to let it out.

Thank you. I will try Kanaplex.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I did buy it straight from biota and originally had it in an acclimation box for about a day. It was eating well and there’s no aggressive fish in the tank so it seemed ok to let it out.

Thank you. I will try Kanaplex.

Could it have freaked out inside the acclimation box? In some of those, the slots have kind of sharp edges, maybe it got injured?

Jay

 

[TinyReef522]

Could it have freaked out inside the acclimation box? In some of those, the slots have kind of sharp edges, maybe it got injured?

Jay

I initially covered the inside of the acclimation box with some netting held by zip ties because I was actually concerned it was so tiny it may be able to slip through the slats.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I initially covered the inside of the acclimation box with some netting held by zip ties because I was actually concerned it was so tiny it may be able to slip through the slats.

OK, zip ties can be sharp also.

What I’m leaning towards is that localized bacterial infections almost always get their start with some injury.

Jay

 

[TinyReef522]

OK, zip ties can be sharp also.

What I’m leaning towards is that localized bacterial infections almost always get their start with some injury.

Jay

I think it’s very likely a scrape from something. This is what it initially looked like. Thank you for your help.

 

[Biota_Marine]

Hey TinyReef. Apologies for the delay getting back to you on this but I agree with the above assessment. It didn't look like much of Lymph to me and likely a scrape. These guys are pretty hardy so if you don't see it progress it should recover on its own. I would offer some grazing material like masstick so they recover a bit quicker.

If it begins to progress I would suggest some antibiotics mentioned above.

 

[TinyReef522]

Hey TinyReef. Apologies for the delay getting back to you on this but I agree with the above assessment. It didn't look like much of Lymph to me and likely a scrape. These guys are pretty hardy so if you don't see it progress it should recover on its own. I would offer some grazing material like masstick so they recover a bit quicker.

If it begins to progress I would suggest some antibiotics mentioned above.

Unfortunately when I moved it to QT it stopped eating, including masstick. Just started antibiotics today as it is not looking better. Any suggestions on getting it to eat?

 

[Biota_Marine]

Unfortunately when I moved it to QT it stopped eating, including masstick. Just started antibiotics today as it is not looking better. Any suggestions on getting it to eat?

Felicia from Biota checking in today. I'm sorry to hear she's not eating. I agree with the others above, likely a small physical injury that got infected. Our fish typically go after small pellets, even when they're a little stressed out. Usually when our fish lose their appetite, it's due to extreme stress. Quarantine tanks can be rough on fish with their lack of maturity and stability. We have some tips for keeping a quarantine tank in good shape to reduce stress and hopefully getting her eating again: https://shop.thebiotagroup.com/blogs/news/the-secret-to-a-healthy-quarantine-aquarium

 

[TinyReef522]

On second dose of Kanaplex. Not seeing any improvement.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

On second dose of Kanaplex. Not seeing any improvement.

Looks worse to me. Antibiotics are slow to take affect, and that is a huge issue with aggressive infections, but I don't see any other recourse at this point.


Jay

 

[TinyReef522]

Looks worse to me. Antibiotics are slow to take affect, and that is a huge issue with aggressive infections, but I don't see any other recourse at this point.


Jay

Just thinking ahead here. If it doesn't look any better by Saturday do you think it would be better to switch to Neoplex or try a third dose of Kanaplex? It is at least eating brine shrimp now.

 

[TinyReef522]

Not sure we’ll get to next dose of meds. Coloration and breathing are looking not good.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Cbn0qN8U7H8?feature=share

 

[ti_lavender]

Felicia from Biota checking in today. I'm sorry to hear she's not eating. I agree with the others above, likely a small physical injury that got infected. Our fish typically go after small pellets, even when they're a little stressed out. Usually when our fish lose their appetite, it's due to extreme stress. Quarantine tanks can be rough on fish with their lack of maturity and stability. We have some tips for keeping a quarantine tank in good shape to reduce stress and hopefully getting her eating again: https://shop.thebiotagroup.com/blogs/news/the-secret-to-a-healthy-quarantine-aquarium

I’ve found this advice solid for the biota angels I recently got. Keep the tank clean and do regular water changes every other day. I got them to eat small hikari pellets if I ground them a little with my fingers before putting in the tank. Now they are ferocious eaters.

Is the CB eating?

 

[TinyReef522]

I’ve found this advice solid for the biota angels I recently got. Keep the tank clean and do regular water changes every other day. I got them to eat small hikari pellets if I ground them a little with my fingers before putting in the tank. Now they are ferocious eaters.

Is the CB eating?

I clean the tank after every feeding and did a large almost 100% water change this morning before re dosing Kanaplex. As of right now I think it may be eating some brine shrimp but I had no luck with small pellets thus far but will try again in the morning if it’s still alive.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Not sure we’ll get to next dose of meds. Coloration and breathing are looking not good.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Cbn0qN8U7H8?feature=share

Sorry, it does look like the fish is showing signs of a systemic infection now.

Just checking - the ammonia in this tank is ok?

Jay

 

[TinyReef522]

Sorry, it does look like the fish is showing signs of a systemic infection now.

Just checking - the ammonia in this tank is ok?

Jay

Yeah the I have an ammonia badge and salifert test both show 0. Is there anything else to do at this point? I do have methylene blue, would a dip in that help at all? I only ask because it’s something we actually use on patients intravenously as a last line of defense for some types of shock.