Parasite or disease ID (Pics included)

[schwaggs]

Info on Marine Velvet

 

[ralph atl]

purpleGORILLA;795781 wrote: Actually it would.

1. Large water changes without checking to see if the temperature or parameter to be the same as the main tank would stress all livestocks.

2. While the manufacturer doesn't list specifically what type of antibiotic in Chemi-Clean ( I am assuming due to FDA regulation since antibiotic is a medicine and would required prescriptions). I am for one who don't like to abuse the usage of drugs especially antibiotic in which do not specifically kill certain bacteria but instead wipe the majority of bacteria including the good .

Well, I'm assuming he knows how to do a water change......I do large weekly water changes, no issue as many of us do.

Chemi-Clean is an anti-biotic (forgot which one, but it was tested) and as long as you follow instructions to the "T" will plenty of O2, it shouldn't stress fish....But yes, it could if not enough O2 is replenished.....But that wouldn't be the cause of Brook and/or Velvet.

 

[seth the wine guy]

It looks like the nasty stuff that completely wiped out my tank last year. I believed it was velvet at the time with ich as a secondary. It's what inspired me to purchase the beastly UV that I did. I was running an underpowered unit at the time.

My fish all ate great, right up until they were dead. Tangs and anthias went first, I remember the midas blenny and clowns were last to go. It all took right about two to three weeks to go from first signs of sickness to complete annihilation.

 

[wannabeeareefkeeper]

Seth The Wine Guy;795831 wrote: It looks like the nasty stuff that completely wiped out my tank last year. I believed it was velvet at the time with ich as a secondary. It's what inspired me to purchase the beastly UV that I did. I was running an underpowered unit at the time.

My fish all ate great, right up until they were dead. Tangs and anthias went first, I remember the midas blenny and clowns were last to go. It all took right about two to three weeks to go from first signs of sickness to complete annihilation.

What UV did you purchase? I feel the need to place a UV on my Christmas list to Santa? I'm starting to think [hate when that happens --- $$$$] a UV should be somewhere near the top of necessities list just below the lights and aquarium.

 

[ichthyoid]

I have always read/heard that 'ich' is a freshwater ectoparasite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis</a>

Amyloodinium, or just oodinium, is sometimes called 'saltwater ich' or referred to as 'velvet' as well, due to it's small size.

[IMG]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php">http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php</a>

Cryptocaryon, also called 'white spot' is a larger external parasite.

[IMG]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocaryon">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocaryon</a>

Brooklynella, is yet another external parasite of the ciliated prozoan variety. Formalin is said to be effective.

I have had great success using quinine compunds in the past (quinacrine hydrochloride, quinine sulfate). The OTC/retail source went out of business years ago.

I found these folks below, and they develop and market aquatic pharmaceuticals for a living. They are a resource for most aquariums and universities in the country.

They sell quinine sulfate, and claim it to be the best/most reliable treatment they have. It will treat ALL OF THE ABOVE (I will be ordering)-

[IMG]http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/articles/brooklynella.html">http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/articles/brooklynella.html</a>

It is also well tolerated by the fish.

FWIW- quinine derivatives are used to treat malaria as well.

 

[gmpolan]

Seth The Wine Guy;795831 wrote: It looks like the nasty stuff that completely wiped out my tank last year. I believed it was velvet at the time with ich as a secondary. It's what inspired me to purchase the beastly UV that I did. I was running an underpowered unit at the time.

Yep seth, bought the same unit due to the same issue


Jenn,
I couldnt agree more, i honestly think this club has had more outbreaks this year than any other.