[JUNRL]

I bought a 4 in juv imperator a couple of wks ago. My main tank is under hyposaline condition, so before introducing the juv in the main tank, I had the it undergo a week of lowering salinity to 1.009 in a QT. It was doing fine until last night, it showed signs of white spots. Unlike the ICh, these spots are larger and wool like in appearance and it's almost covering the entire body.
Does anyone have any idea what it is and what can I do to save the poor creature. I would really like to see it transform to adulthood even if it take years.
It is now in a small QT under Tetra Marine Oomed treatment 'cause this is the only medication I have for now.
Pls help.
SG 1.009
PH 8.0 ~ 8.3
NH3 = 0


Thanks, Jun.

[tendar]

My first question is why would you buy an angle when your tank is in a hyposalinity state in the first place.
Why is your tank in a hyposalinity any way?
Well the your angle is probably sick because of the hypo and may not recover.
I would first get the angle back to a tank that is at corect salinty and go from there.

[fishrule]

JUNRL, you can e-mail a marine biologist at MarineBio@thatpetplace.com.

[JUNRL]

My main tank is under hyposaline condition 'cause I had 1 small Auriga that just died because of the ICH. So in order to prevent the spread, I had the tank in OST. That was when I bought the juv. The hyposaline process for the main tank and the small QT was almost parallel as far as time is concerned.
After the process was completed, all of them were doing fine, the juv feeding on pellets and vegetables. It always looks full and healthy until a couple of nights ago when these wool like spots appeared.
I know it's a no no to introduce a new fish in a tank under hyposaline condition but the juv underwent the same procedure as with the other residents so I figured it's safe.
Anyway, is the wool like spots the effect of hyposalinity?
Or is it not another form of skin disease or parasite that OST couldn't kill?
Thanks again, JUN

[chinitoe]

hey junrl, are you from cebu?

i think you can dip the angel in a formalin bath, im not with the procedure but maybe someone out there knows.

i would guess that you bought the imperator coz these fishes are hard to find around here and you just had to take the chance.

how much did you buy your imperator?

[organicreefer]

hmm,more detail please.my first thought was external fungus infection(Saprolegnia),but that usually causes white cottony growths on the mouth and fins,along with a whitish haze over the whole body.
another possibility is lymphocystis,or cauliflower disease(again USUALLY fins /lips are affected).the surface of these growths is more smooth and slightly irregular.

[JUNRL]

Hi, Chinitoe.

No, I'm from Q.C. I got it for P150. I think it's cheap for it's size and you're right about why I bought it.
Thanks for the advise.


To Organicreefer, Hi also.

It has white cottony growth on the fins and a lot on the body. I've been doing partial water changes in the hope of saving it, but I think it's a hopeless case (hiding most of the time and no longer feeding). If it's fungus, then it's probably going to affect my original residents 'cause my Chevron butterfly (orange tail) is now showing the same signs. My 4 in. Maroon Clown, 3 small clowns and 3 Dominoes are still fine and I don't want to see them get it.
Is a formalin bath effective?
What else can I do?
Thanks for the help
jun

[organicreefer]

you should isolate affected fishes and take care of any water quality issues you have.i would catch the fish and dab an iodine medication on the fungus.other than that improve diet and water quality.most fish can lick a mild case of external fungus,the more advanced ,the harder ,obviously.good luck

[JUNRL]

will do, thanks again organicreefer.
jun