I really need your help

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by mscottring, Jun 14, 2009.

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  1. mscottring

    mscottring Fire Shrimp

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    She's been in there for almost two months, and actually has a really good appetite (even as recently as this morning). So I guess that's a good sign.

    I'll talk to the folks at my LFS tomorrow. Thanks for the help.
     
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  3. coldshot

    coldshot Blue Ringed Angel

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    If it is velvet she will be dead in the morn....keep an eye on the other fish...velvet took my tank down in just a few days....
     
  4. mscottring

    mscottring Fire Shrimp

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    I looked at some pics of velvet, it doesn't look anything like that. It looks like it's most likely ich.

    Here's what I found on velvet:

    Symptoms
    The symptoms of marine velvet usually involve the skin and lungs. Mild infections will usually only infect the gills and the fish may show minimal symptoms. As the infestation becomes more severe, the gills will become inflamed, bleed, and the lung tissue will begin to die. The fish will show signs of irritation and distress, with rapid breathing and lethargy. As the inflammation increases, the fish will lose its ability to transport oxygen across the gill membranes resulting in a fish that shows symptoms of suffocation, and if treatment is not initiated, death will often result.
    The skin is the site of attachment for the organism and in severe infections, small gold-colored spots will cover the skin, which can progress to create a "velvet" appearance which gives the disease its name. By the time the gold-colored velvet appears, however, the gills may be so infected that treatment is usually too late. Many fish die from this disease without ever showing any visible skin changes. It may be possible to visualize early forms of the infection on the skin by using indirect illumination. This works best on dark fish and can be done by shining a flashlight on the dorsal surface of a fish in a darkened room. Viewing infected fish against a dark background may also be helpful.





    The spots on this fish are white, and this fish has displayed none of these symptoms.