krazysvede
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I need some help figuring out what Im up against. I have a pair of clowns that started showing signs of something last night. They look like zits like a teenager would get. It is a small single white dot on the female and 2 on the male. They are on the back fin on each fish. It doenst look like velvet or ich. There is also a sixline wrasse in the tank and so far he seems ok. All fish are active and eating well and show no signs of stress or heavy breathing. Ill get pictures up as soon as the camera battery is recharged. Any ideas?
All fish were just added back into my display after having been fallow for 12 weeks following an ich outbreak.
Parameters are
pH 8.4
amm 0
nitrate 0
nitrite ~0-5
temp 79.5*
I did find this tidbit over at wetwebmedia
Zit cream for clownfish: Reef safe?-
I've got a male (presumably) clownfish that has been suffering chronic breakouts resembling acne. <Yikes!> He eats and behaves normally as far as I can tell however!?!?
http://www.zoyzoy.com/aquarium/images/Clown with Skin Sores.jpg <The link is bad>
Some have suggested lymphocystis. He gets over each sore but new ones always show up. Its been a couple months like this I would guess. <Lymph, in my experience, is usually caused by exposure to too much copper. It's not harmful, each white blob is simply a grossly enlarged cell loaded with the virus. These cells can actually be removed by hand, if you're careful, but since they really don't pose a health problem to the fish it's better just to leave them alone.>
Any other thoughts....treatment options etc? <Send another link to that picture w/ a copy of this email, I'd hate to guess at the marine-acne w/out a picture to look at. - Kevin>
Tanks, tanks a lot! Jeff
All fish were just added back into my display after having been fallow for 12 weeks following an ich outbreak.
Parameters are
pH 8.4
amm 0
nitrate 0
nitrite ~0-5
temp 79.5*
I did find this tidbit over at wetwebmedia
Zit cream for clownfish: Reef safe?-
I've got a male (presumably) clownfish that has been suffering chronic breakouts resembling acne. <Yikes!> He eats and behaves normally as far as I can tell however!?!?
http://www.zoyzoy.com/aquarium/images/Clown with Skin Sores.jpg <The link is bad>
Some have suggested lymphocystis. He gets over each sore but new ones always show up. Its been a couple months like this I would guess. <Lymph, in my experience, is usually caused by exposure to too much copper. It's not harmful, each white blob is simply a grossly enlarged cell loaded with the virus. These cells can actually be removed by hand, if you're careful, but since they really don't pose a health problem to the fish it's better just to leave them alone.>
Any other thoughts....treatment options etc? <Send another link to that picture w/ a copy of this email, I'd hate to guess at the marine-acne w/out a picture to look at. - Kevin>
Tanks, tanks a lot! Jeff
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