Uronema or nothing?

Jeff5333 · Oct 31, 2025

Hi there I have a copper band in quarantine now.Just letting him settle for a while he’s eating fresh clams aggressively.Gave him an H202 bath yesterday and thought maybe there was a little red sore developing. He went through the 30 minute bath just fine and looks great today…. attached is the video

vetteguy53081 · Oct 31, 2025

Jeff5333 said:
Hi there I have a copper band in quarantine now.Just letting him settle for a while he’s eating fresh clams aggressively.Gave him an H202 bath yesterday and thought maybe there was a little red sore developing. He went through the 30 minute bath just fine and looks great today…. attached is the video

I dont see any signs of uronema which is often oval shaped and ciliated but do see bruising at the head area which can be post-injury but do keep an eye on it for continued soreness or becoming red. I dont support H2O2 baths especially at half hour length. Safer would be Ruby Rally Pro

Jay Hemdal · Oct 31, 2025

Jeff5333 said:
Hi there I have a copper band in quarantine now.Just letting him settle for a while he’s eating fresh clams aggressively.Gave him an H202 bath yesterday and thought maybe there was a little red sore developing. He went through the 30 minute bath just fine and looks great today…. attached is the video

I see some red lesions that could be Uronema. The fish is also a bit thin and breathing fast.

Can you retake video from the side in an aquarium?

MnFish1 · Oct 31, 2025

vetteguy53081 said:
I dont see any signs of uronema which is often oval shaped and ciliated but do see bruising at the head area which can be post-injury but do keep an eye on it for continued soreness or becoming red. I dont support H2O2 baths especially at half hour length. Safer would be Ruby Rally Pro

I do not believe ciliations are visible - but instead microscopic hairs on the protozoan. I also do not think H2O2 is helpful.