prophetically treating for uronema

SeeFu · Oct 18, 2019

I've picked up fish from 2 different LFS now and i've gotten Uronema from both. Since I've gotten Uronema from both does that mean that they have Uronema in their systems and should all fish bought from these 2 stores be treated w/ a formalin dip?

FishyDave · Oct 18, 2019

Are you doing a QT process?

SeeFu · Oct 18, 2019

yes, 1st time, somehow uronema got through qt. i ran GC/Metro for 12 days and there were no signs of it, then 15 days after i put the fish in DT, uronema showed up.

2nd time uronema showed up in QT.

FishyDave · Oct 18, 2019

Between the first and second fish did you bleach your qt tank and equipment. if it is uronema, that can just live in the water column and does not need a fish as a host. If it was not cleaned. The 2nd fish could have gotten it from the QT tank.

SeeFu · Oct 18, 2019

i sterilized the QT between rounds w/ bleach.

FishyDave · Oct 18, 2019

Unless you accidentally cross contaminated then yeah it must be in their systems if its showing in your qt tank.

I would always qt if you can. Good luck and sorry you are having to deal with this.