Uronema?

[bj274]

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The trouble is, Uronema mimics scale damage and vice versa.

More history on the fish would be helpful:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...sease-treatment-and-diagnosis-section.775547/
Here is an article on uronema:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/uronema-red-band-disease-hemdal.788/
Jay

 

[bj274]

The trouble is, Uronema mimics scale damage and vice versa.

More history on the fish would be helpful:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...sease-treatment-and-diagnosis-section.775547/
Here is an article on uronema:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/uronema-red-band-disease-hemdal.788/
Jay

I just got the fish Saturday and noticed this when I got home yesterday. I have a good video but can’t get it to upload and play on this site. It was kinda hiding up in a hole in the rocks a lot, but it’s swimming ok.

 

[bj274]

The trouble is, Uronema mimics scale damage and vice versa.

More history on the fish would be helpful:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...sease-treatment-and-diagnosis-section.775547/
Here is an article on uronema:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/uronema-red-band-disease-hemdal.788/
Jay

Never mind, he’s dead. My wife found him stuck to the back of the powehead. I’m guessing it was uronema.

Do I need to worry about the tank, or is there anything that can be done? I’ve read once it gets in the tank it’s there to stay?

Need to call fish store and let them know?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Never mind, he’s dead. My wife found him stuck to the back of the powehead. I’m guessing it was uronema.

Do I need to worry about the tank, or is there anything that can be done? I’ve read once it gets in the tank it’s there to stay?

Need to call fish store and let them know?

Sorry to hear. What other fish was it in with? I want to try and rule out tankmate aggression here.

Uronema is a common protozoan in most marine aquariums (25 to 75% of them, depending on who you listen to).

Jay

 

[bj274]

Wow, I was really worried about it getting in my tank! So you’re saying it’s common to have it present?

I didn’t see any aggressive signs.

He was in with:

Another yellow belly damsel
Very small 6 line
Bi-color blenny
Sandsifter goby
Convict tang

They all seem to be fine as of now

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Wow, I was really worried about it getting in my tank! So you’re saying it’s common to have it present?

I didn’t see any aggressive signs.

He was in with:

Another yellow belly damsel
Very small 6 line
Bi-color blenny
Sandsifter goby
Convict tang

They all seem to be fine as of now

Are you sure the other damsel didn’t trash it? Damsels do best either by themselves or with a lot of the same species (to displace any aggression) but not two or three.

Jay

 

[bj274]

Not that I saw but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. I did see the one that died chase the other one a little bit, but that was after he was looking bad and just sitting up in the rocks. I wasn’t home when he died.