PBT ICH??

Empress · Dec 30, 2016

n4s said:
I had something that looked similar to this on my foxface. I dosed prazipro thinking it was some kind of worm. They disappeared a day after dosing it. Never came back.

That was my original thought (worms of some sort). The OP should try Prazipro.

Kidderic · Dec 30, 2016

He is acting shy.. itching maybe a little.. been eating nori.. going to feed in a few see if he eats.. other fish don't seem to have it

Empress · Dec 30, 2016

Hummm. Wonder if when you plugged the new pump in, he got an electrical shock?

Empress · Dec 30, 2016

I won't sleep until know what this is.

Try Prazipro. It's safe and very mild for the fish. A little itching is normal. If he is itching a lot then I would really worry. Even I itch once in a while. Feeding with some Selcon or vitamins wouldn't hurt either. Maybe a water change too.

Kidderic · Dec 30, 2016

Going to pick some up.. been soaking food in selcon as we speak.. did a large change two days ago.. did carbon change this am.. thx all

Empress · Dec 30, 2016

Kidderic said:
Going to pick some up.. been soaking food in selcon as we speak.. did a large change two days ago.. did carbon change this am.. thx all

Sounds good. Remember lots of water movement for Prazi. Keep us posted.

Deinonych · Dec 30, 2016

Remember to turn off your skimmer and remove carbon when dosing Prazipro as well.

4FordFamily · Dec 30, 2016

Some of that looks like a worm or large type of flukes to me, boy is that strange! Get humble a sample!

Humblefish · Dec 30, 2016

In the RC thread, I believe the OP used Kanaplex + Metroplex to get rid of it. Of course, it might have also just been a coincidence. o_O

melypr1985 · Dec 30, 2016

wow. they look like skin tags almost. I agree wtih trying prazi. If that doesn't work, then into QT for the antibiotics that humble mentioned. Let's see what works. You can always try a freshwater dip first to see if they fall off that way.

Kidderic · Dec 30, 2016

Thx.. dosed the prazzi see what happens

Kidderic · Dec 31, 2016

I dosed the prazzi and noticed the other pectoral fin has a larger than yesterday's mass.. so now both have these masses on the fins.. he is ok.. not quite himself but eating.. keep u posted

Kidderic · Jan 13, 2017

Ok so I dosed prazzi.. don't think it helped much.. I'm trying to rule out ich as I have never had it.. but these things on the tang mostly consist of small strands of something exntending off the skin.. i know ich is described as salt.. but these it looks like a bump on the skin with a filament coming out of the skin.. as far as I know this is not ich.. but I also have no idea of what it is

jenreefer · Jan 13, 2017

Antibiotics would probably be your next treatment. I would go ahead and treat with the combo mentioned previously in thread.

Kidderic · Jan 13, 2017

Thx.. and ich doesn't look this way.. correct??

melypr1985 · Jan 13, 2017

Kidderic said:
Thx.. and ich doesn't look this way.. correct??

Not typically

justingraham · Jan 13, 2017

Do u have any newer photos? This is honestly weird it almost looks like it's molting. Could it be a form of HILLE? Op added phos didn't he? And HILLE has been known to come from bad carbon. I don't know but it is very intriguing

4FordFamily · Jan 13, 2017

I agree newer photos might help

Kidderic · Jan 13, 2017

I will try tomorrow when the lights come on.. he is scratching rocks for sure.. so not sure what to think.. but there are not just bumps.. there is definitely some type of string/filament/hair extendeding off the body.. thx