New Anthias Dying. Diagnose Please

[zukihara]

I added 3 lyretails 4 days ago and one is obviously close to death. Is this a bacterial infection? Treatment possible?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

The picture isn't very clear, but newly acquired anthias often develop Uronema infections that really look like bacteria, but are caused by protozoans. Here is an article I posted about that issue:

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...

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Trouble is, now that we can't source chloroquine, there isn't really any treatment for this. It does not always spread to other fish in the group though.

Jay

 

[zukihara]

The picture isn't very clear, but newly acquired anthias often develop Uronema infections that really look like bacteria, but are caused by protozoans. Here is an article I posted about that issue:

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

Trouble is, now that we can't source chloroquine, there isn't really any treatment for this. It does not always spread to other fish in the group though.

Jay

Thank you very much for the help.