@Humblefish, I am brand new to R2R.
I have a 200g fish only tank. Originally, I had a few tangs, a foxface,etc. I added a yellow-tail damsel and a ocellaris clown after quarantining for 4 weeks. Not long after that one by one all my fish died. I first diagnosed that it was possibly brook from the clown or possibly velvet. I left the tank fallow for over 3 months. After that I quarantined a flame angel and a coral beauty for 8 weeks before adding to the DT. Quarantine included a fresh water methylene blue dip for at least 5 minutes and 4 weeks of CopperSafe and prazi. They were fine in the QT but both died in about 2 weeks of being in the DT (all water parameters were perfect except for nitrates were 15 ppm). I again left the DT tank fallow and again quarantined a flame angel, a coral beauty and a melanurrus wrasse for 8 weeks before adding to the DT. Again both Angels died in about 2 weeks., but the wrasse has been swimming and doing well for 4 weeks in DT. I now have a sailfin tang, a coral beauty and 3 blue green chromis in the quarantine, After a week, one of the chromis had a discolored area on its stomach. In one day it died. When I researched pictures of diseased chromis, I found exact identical pictures of Uronema marinum. I now believe that is what is also in my DT because of the symptoms: swimming problems, not eating, the prevalence in chromis , and the fact that lying fallow hasn’t seemed to help my DT’s mystery problem. I can not even begin to picture breaking down a 200 gallon tank. I would like to treat my DT and quarantine with a combo of metro, kanamyacin and furan 2. My first question is what is the best way to mix these antibiotics, at what dosage and how many treatments over how many days. My next question is do you think this is a viable approach. I know Uronema does not need a host, but does the fact my wrasse is living happy in the DT mean that the DT is safe? Or is the Uronema multiplying and eating detritus until the uronema finally get a hold of him too. I’ve read a ton on Uronema with varying approaches and not a whole lot of agreement on how to eradicate it or if it can be eradicated. Are all these fish doomed and will they always be carriers and a danger to all future fish?
It seems to me that if so many chromis have it and all fish stores stock chromis, then is it in all tanks and it doesn’t rear its ugly head until stress arises? Why would anyone take a chance with a chromis if this is so common to them. Please help! I hope anyone with success against Uronema would chime in!!!
I have a 200g fish only tank. Originally, I had a few tangs, a foxface,etc. I added a yellow-tail damsel and a ocellaris clown after quarantining for 4 weeks. Not long after that one by one all my fish died. I first diagnosed that it was possibly brook from the clown or possibly velvet. I left the tank fallow for over 3 months. After that I quarantined a flame angel and a coral beauty for 8 weeks before adding to the DT. Quarantine included a fresh water methylene blue dip for at least 5 minutes and 4 weeks of CopperSafe and prazi. They were fine in the QT but both died in about 2 weeks of being in the DT (all water parameters were perfect except for nitrates were 15 ppm). I again left the DT tank fallow and again quarantined a flame angel, a coral beauty and a melanurrus wrasse for 8 weeks before adding to the DT. Again both Angels died in about 2 weeks., but the wrasse has been swimming and doing well for 4 weeks in DT. I now have a sailfin tang, a coral beauty and 3 blue green chromis in the quarantine, After a week, one of the chromis had a discolored area on its stomach. In one day it died. When I researched pictures of diseased chromis, I found exact identical pictures of Uronema marinum. I now believe that is what is also in my DT because of the symptoms: swimming problems, not eating, the prevalence in chromis , and the fact that lying fallow hasn’t seemed to help my DT’s mystery problem. I can not even begin to picture breaking down a 200 gallon tank. I would like to treat my DT and quarantine with a combo of metro, kanamyacin and furan 2. My first question is what is the best way to mix these antibiotics, at what dosage and how many treatments over how many days. My next question is do you think this is a viable approach. I know Uronema does not need a host, but does the fact my wrasse is living happy in the DT mean that the DT is safe? Or is the Uronema multiplying and eating detritus until the uronema finally get a hold of him too. I’ve read a ton on Uronema with varying approaches and not a whole lot of agreement on how to eradicate it or if it can be eradicated. Are all these fish doomed and will they always be carriers and a danger to all future fish?
It seems to me that if so many chromis have it and all fish stores stock chromis, then is it in all tanks and it doesn’t rear its ugly head until stress arises? Why would anyone take a chance with a chromis if this is so common to them. Please help! I hope anyone with success against Uronema would chime in!!!
