Sick NEW Blue Green Chromis in QT

[Hollifields]

A horrible experience again with LA. Thank God all of my expenses wrasse are doing fine.
Theses two are with a male red Anthia in a 10 gallon AIO QT. Water quality good also using Alpha daily. Have done two treatments for Flukes (bad on all fish) with Prizpro.
I've got several other meds (Metro...) but don't know what would be best?

Help appreciated!

 

[Brieninsac]

Good luck, when my Chromis looked like that he was dead within a couple of days.

 

[snorvich]

Uronema marinum

 

[Hollifields]

Thanks Brein!

Uronema marinum

Ok, are you pretty positive?

I've given it a 5 minute freshwater dip. Do you think I should dip in formalin?

Biggest problem is all my QT's are full so back it went with Beautiful Red Anthias & other Chromis

Hopefully tonight I'll have time to dip the other two fish in the tank as well as a precaution. Guess I also need to do a complete water change and acclimate them all back?

URG! LA!

 

[scooter31707]

Usually with Uronema Marinum, it's hard to get rid of. I think it may be to late, but make sure you clean that QT very good. Bleach and bleach some more.

 

[Brieninsac]

UM, killed all 5 of my Chromis in QT. It was impossible to treat because it kept coming back. After the last one died the entire QT was broken down and sanitized.

 

[Hollifields]

So I'm hearing that all 3 gush in this QT are goners?

 

[snorvich]

So I'm hearing that all 3 gush in this QT are goners?

Possible. You can try a formalin dip. However they must then go into new water; a second formalin dip after a day, then again into new water.

 

[snorvich]

I recommend not getting chromis, and especially with other fish..

 

[Hollifields]

Update:

The sick Chromis (pictured above) continued getting worse and died within days.

The other Chromis and Anthia (Red Male) were moved to temporary housing, QT was completly cleaned throughly with bleach. After the bleach bath, it was cleaned with vinager, then water, rinsed... and dried outside in sun.

Both fish were freshwater dipped and moved back to same QT and have been doing very well. The Anthias will still not eat pellets but hoping to get him there soon.

I'm wanting/needing to leave town. My DT has two auto feeders programmed by Apex and I've got a fish sitter to feed frozen food daily. However, from above posts, I don't feel comfortable adding these to my DT with very expensive wrasse.

Anyone feel differently or have any advise?
Thanks

 

[snorvich]

What was the purpose of the freshwater dip?

 

[Hollifields]

What was the purpose of the freshwater dip?

Above

 

[Hollifields]

These guys look beautiful, going into DT tomorrow night!

 

[bat21]

These guys look beautiful, going into DT tomorrow night!

This is not a good idea. I would wait AT LEAST a month. And you should also do formalin dips. The freshwater dips did nothing for the disease that killed the other fish.

 

[Deinonych]

This is not a good idea. I would wait AT LEAST a month. And you should also do formalin dips. The freshwater dips did nothing for the disease that killed the other fish.

+1

If the fish did indeed have Uronema, you don't want that getting in your DT. Better safe that sorry.

 

[Brieninsac]

I have to agree with the previous posts, putting that Chromis who has already been infected into your DT is a disaster waiting to happen. I know you mentioned going on vacation, but that's no reason to force the matter. Like I mentioned before my Chromis would look good for a couple weeks and then get sick again. I'd treat him, he'd get better and then sick again. This happen 3 times over 2 months before he finally died.

Do whatever you see fit, but just think about how you will feel being out of town when your DT gets infected and you can't do anything about it while you're gone.

 

[snorvich]

This is not a good idea. I would wait AT LEAST a month. And you should also do formalin dips. The freshwater dips did nothing for the disease that killed the other fish.

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