So I purchased 3 ignitus anthias from LA. It has been a complete failure. I underestimated how difficult it could be. First they were extremely flighty and banged themselves up in the drip box. Then they wouldn't eat for days. The first one died on day 4. Now I look at this girl in the photo. If this an infection? Burn from a heater? It's on both sides and on the tail. I just now caught it because I was keeping my distance and letting them adjust and they always hide. (In QT) I dosed furan this morning but I think she is a goner. They are lesion with lifting scales and her body is shrunken there. I can't see the other female. I will probly push her out of hiding to check her.
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Looks like an infection. I would treat her immediately with gram negative antibiotics and honestly could be brook in which case you need formalin or chloraquine. They can be tricky buggers. Sorry for your frustration. I got 4 once from DD a long time back and they came with Brook, I confirmed with microscope and I saved 2 or the four. First died in hours, second over next day. Others went on to live a long while. Good luck.
I personally treat with formalin, but many people do not like using it. you can use acriflavin I believe with success too.
I personally treat with formalin, but many people do not like using it. you can use acriflavin I believe with success too.
I didn't know brook could be so aggressive. I think I'll disturb the other girl in hiding and see what she looks like. And I misspoke on the furan, I used kanoplex. I came upon a forum about gram negative Trifecta, kanoplex, metro please and furan. I have two of those.
Brook can wipe a system of fish out in days. It is very aggressive.
This is the other girl. Not as bad but it's bad and depressing. I dosed kanoplex, then metro, then fritz quick cure which contains a dosage of formalin as I understand but they wouldn't survive a pure dip I'll guess, plus I don't have 37% formalin.
The fish pictured first was alive 2 hours ago and dead just now. The third, second pictured is rapid gilling, non observant. Went ahead and did 25% water change. Meds maybe to potent but I'm not thinking this is going to end well. I might add there are 2 green chromis in there that are active and feeding and sympton free through all of this. If I do loose the third, I am doing a complete quarentine reboot.
All I wanted to do is replace my lyretail trio with a trip that in the experience of many reefers behave with one another better. I have one lyretail that is some what under weight, and I can only attribute it to bullying from the other two. But I don't like killing fish so I will probably not try anthias again. My reefing schedule is not accommodating to the anthias care needs.
All I wanted to do is replace my lyretail trio with a trip that in the experience of many reefers behave with one another better. I have one lyretail that is some what under weight, and I can only attribute it to bullying from the other two. But I don't like killing fish so I will probably not try anthias again. My reefing schedule is not accommodating to the anthias care needs.
If the chromis are symptom free, then you can probably rule out uronema. However, a bacterial infection and/or Brooklynella are definite possibilities here.
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