Diagnosis?

[SueAndHerZoo]

Hi guys. I noticed one of my seahorses had what looked like gas bubble disease a few days ago. I put her in a hospital tank with Diamox, but I lost her yesterday. Today I found two dead seahorses in my seahorse tank. You can see obvious skin discoloration on one but the other looks perfectly fine. Wondering if I need to get the rest of my ponies out of there if this is something contagious? There was a major re-Aqua escaping yesterday, but I don't think that would have killed these two overnight.

 

[Freenow54]

Hi guys. I noticed one of my seahorses had what looked like gas bubble disease a few days ago. I put her in a hospital tank with Diamox, but I lost her yesterday. Today I found two dead seahorses in my seahorse tank. You can see obvious skin discoloration on one but the other looks perfectly fine. Wondering if I need to get the rest of my ponies out of there if this is something contagious? There was a major re-Aqua escaping yesterday, but I don't think that would have killed these two overnight.

I asked a question posting a dead fish. I was told they cant tell you anything from that. Send a picture of the live ones and send it #reefsquad

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

I asked a question posting a dead fish. I was told they cant tell you anything from that. Send a picture of the live ones and send it #reefsquad[/HASH

Were you being funny or serious? The ones that are alive look fine so not sure what that will show?

 

[Freenow54]

I an serious. Just saying maybe they look fine to you. The one person that answers is a medical person

 

[exnisstech]

I asked a question posting a dead fish. I was told they cant tell you anything from that. Send a picture of the live ones and send it #reefsquad

Yes I have read that response many times myself.

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Well thank you for that information - I somehow have missed that all these years. I'll try to get some good shots of my "healthy" seahorses.
Sue

 

[exnisstech]

Well thank you for that information - I somehow have missed that all these years. I'll try to get some good shots of my "healthy" seahorses.
Sue

I think the #fishmedics like to look for laboured breathing erratic swimming patterns etc. I'm a fish guy tho so am not sure if it's the same for ponies

 

[Dom]

There was a major re-Aqua escaping yesterday, but I don't think that would have killed these two overnight.

If there was a lot of churning of the substrate while working, it can be fatal. But I do not think that is the case here.

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

If there was a lot of churning of the substrate while working, it can be fatal. But I do not think that is the case here.

It's not a very deep sand bed, just a light covering, but there was a lot of stirring right before the water change. One of them definitely had something "off" for a few days before that, but the other one looked perfectly fine one day and gone the next. I wonder if he got hurt by a rock during all the movement - you know how curious they are and always want to be where your hands are. All I can do now is observe the remaining ones closely and give them as good an environment as I can. I have 24 seahorse fry that are about a month old so the cycle of life is progressing. I actually wonder if the one that looked fine died of old age ..... he was the biggest in the tank and been there for quite a while. (shrug).
Sue

 

[Freenow54]

If there was a lot of churning of the substrate while working, it can be fatal. But I do not think that is the case here.

I have a quarantine tank going and it had high ammonia so I did a major water change. The tank is only a 20 and I used my pump and water hose to fill it back up. I managed to kill one fish with the force I had it on. Things happen

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Well thank you for that information - I somehow have missed that all these years. I'll try to get some good shots of my "healthy" seahorses.
Sue

Looks like I might be losing another one or two. Can you see bubbling on the tail?

 

[Freenow54]

Looks like I might be losing another one or two. Can you see bubbling on the tail?

now is the time to send photo to #reefsqaud

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

now is the time to send photo to #reefsqaud

I'm guessing you did that for me by tagging him/her? Or is there somewhere else I should go to find this person?

 

[Freenow54]

I'm guessing you did that for me by tagging him/her? Or is there somewhere else I should go to find this person?

Yes you put that at the end of your post in the text section nothing special. They are a group of people all highly trained and your post will be sent to the appropriate person /persons. Sorry should have explained that

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Yes you put that at the end of your post in the text section nothing special. They are a group of people all highly trained and your post will be sent to the appropriate person /persons. Sorry should have explained that

Thank you! The hospital tank is set up and ready but I haven't moved any of the ponies in there yet.... I don't like to haphazardly "treat" anything before I know what I'm dealing with and what the CORRECT treatment is. I do have Diamox on hand if needed.... waiting to see what the next few hours brings.
Sue

 

[crazyfishmom]

#fishmedic #reefsquad @Jay Hemdal @vetteguy53081

Bumping for visibility. Good luck with your ponies!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like I might be losing another one or two. Can you see bubbling on the tail?

Oh no, This is flesh erosion and often stems from water quality issues and can be aggressive with seahorses once it begins. It's bacterial in nature and a form of what's known as vibrio and behaves like uronema in a fish but eats flesh to the bone of the skeletal structure. The remedy, If not too late is Furan2 which is near impossible to find but seachem tri-sulfa May work. In the past, some used Neosporin which helped but safer alternative mat be seachem neomyacin.
If vibrio, it may not respond to any meds but first importance will be clean, sterile water and maintained in clean water

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Oh no, This is flesh erosion and often stems from water quality issues and can be aggressive with seahorses once it begins. It's bacterial in nature and a form of what's known as vibrio and behaves like uronema in a fish but eats flesh to the bone of the skeletal structure. The remedy, If not too late is Furan2 which is near impossible to find but seachem tri-sulfa May work. In the past, some used Neosporin which helped but safer alternative mat be seachem neomyacin.
If vibrio, it may not respond to any meds but first importance will be clean, sterile water and maintained in clean water

Thank you for that. As disheartening as it is to hear, it's better to know what is happening. So obviously Diamox is not the answer here. I am going to head out to my supply shed to see if I have any Furan in my medical stuff. I'm wondering if should do a huge water change in that tank or put the remaining ponies in the small hospital tank that is pristine right now? Thanks again.
Sue

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thank you for that. As disheartening as it is to hear, it's better to know what is happening. So obviously Diamox is not the answer here. I am going to head out to my supply shed to see if I have any Furan in my medical stuff. I'm wondering if should do a huge water change in that tank or put the remaining ponies in the small hospital tank that is pristine right now? Thanks again.
Sue

If you happen to have the furan - Its the most effective

 

[SueAndHerZoo]

Oh no, This is flesh erosion and often stems from water quality issues and can be aggressive with seahorses once it begins. It's bacterial in nature and a form of what's known as vibrio and behaves like uronema in a fish but eats flesh to the bone of the skeletal structure. The remedy, If not too late is Furan2 which is near impossible to find but seachem tri-sulfa May work. In the past, some used Neosporin which helped but safer alternative mat be seachem neomyacin.
If vibrio, it may not respond to any meds but first importance will be clean, sterile water and maintained in clean water

Will anything here help?