Renewal After Disaster

[leebca]

Thank you for your expression of appreciation. I don't write books because they are so. . .final. They are trapped. I like posts, that can be amended as new information is obtained. In this way, posts are current and accurate.

[mpentz]

Lee -

The Golden Butterflyfish is completing its third week in QT. Behavior and eating is excellent. Eats almost all foods offered, greedily, and recognizes me as source of food.

There are some issues, however. Please follow the link below for a photo you can zoom in on. On just one side of the fish's body, above the eye, there are two scale areas that are protruding and have a different hue then the surrounding area; more brown than yellow. Also there is a single cyst on the clear portion of the caudal fin. Does this appear to be a lymphocystis problem to you? If not, then what do you think? What action, if any, would you take?

Golden Butterflyfish picture by frontosaguy - Photobucket

[leebca]

The picture isn't close up enough for me to answer your questions. If you search the Internet for photos of fishes with Lymph you can do the comparison yourself. Lymph is rather unique -- it comes in clump groups that resemble a white cauliflower in texture.

If it is Lymph, nothing to do but to be sure the fish is being fed the proper foods. It may eating and eating everything, but are you feeding the proper foods, with vitamin and fat supplements? That is the best you can do for Lymph.

Watch it closely for further changes. Try to get a better -- closeup photo of hi res.

[mpentz]

Lee -

Here's a close-up. You also should be able to use the zoom-in tool at Photobucket. He's still doing great, and he's getting Selcon every other day (on food).

146c.jpg picture by frontosaguy - Photobucket

Lymph remains my leading candidate. After this photo was taken, the areas in question began to take on a lighter hue - almost as a blemish coming to a head (great image, I know). Still not exactly cauliflower.

Looking forward to any comments you may have.

Marty

[leebca]

I don't see signs of Lymph, Marty. If you want to be conservative, treat for a bacterial infection. Use an antibiotic for Gram Negative bacteria (the most likely infectious bacteria to our marine fishes). One such is Maracyn Two for Saltwater fishes. If you use this one, double the recommended dose for the 5-day treatment. There are other antibiotics, too.