Dwarf Angelfish with possible issue, please advise. (Pics)

J

jeffs

Guest
Hello,
My Coral Beauty has two white spots; one on his/her right front top, the other on the left rear upper portion. They are only noticable form certain angles. I'm thinking he may have scratched himself when exploring the tunnels after I rearranged the rock work, he had to back out of one cave that is too small for him. But to be on the safe side, I pulled out the good camera and got some pics for you to look at and give your thoughts on the spots. My two Clowns and my Scooter are spot free.
Thanks.










 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
Keep an eye on those spots. I think it might be the start of lymphocytis, which really isn't a huge issue.
 
J

jeffs

Guest
I'm going to isolate him/her in the quarantine/hospital tank, for observation, to be on the safe side. I can't find the post any more, but there was some pics of a coral beauty and flame angle with ich that the spots looked similar (though mine only has two spots).

I also need to send my camera in for service I think, they used a Canon T3i and the spots were crystal clear, I'm using my older Canon 5D and my spots look soft. I suspected I would have to eventually, I'm sure it isn't cheap.

Thanks!
 
slice

slice

Active Member
FWIW
I've had fish scare the crap out of me when showing "a spot" or "spots" that are as you say "are only noticeable from certain angles" until very close examination with magnification revealed the "spot" was only a scale dislodged from (presumably) swimming against a rock.
My Royal Gramma has faked me out several times like that.
PS
That is a beautiful fish you have.
 
J

jeffs

Guest
So here is an update:
I used a small acrylic container and placed it in a corner of the tank and left it for the day. It took less than 30 seconds to herd the fish into the container, I did this a little while ago. Then I used a larger acryllic container and gave him/her a four minute freshwater bath; I matched the ph and KH of the RO water to the saltwater he/she was in. Now he/she is resting peacfully in the quarantine tank with just the blue LED lights on.
I will continue to observe, and if more spots develop I have some "Lifeguard" tablets from Instant Ocean, but I'm hoping I don't have to use the stuff. I'm not 100% sure but it looked as if the two white spots (close up they looked latched on) broke up a bit during the FW bath, they are not as pronounced.
How long do you experts think I should keep the fish quarantined once the spots clear up? Also, should I do more freshwater baths; and if so, how often?
Thanks.
P.S. Slice, I think he/she is beautiful also!
 
beth

beth

Administrator
Staff member
I'm not certain that was necessary as this could be lymphocyctis, which is best treated in the display tank.
 
J

jeffs

Guest
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beth http:///t/392206/dwarf-angelfish-with-possible-issue-please-advise-pics#post_3481391
I'm not certain that was necessary as this could be lymphocyctis, which is best treated in the display tank.
I looked up "Marine Lymphocyctis" (without "marine" you get something completely different), and the pictures looked like bumps under the skin. My fish's spots looked more like tags hanging off the body, like something foriegn attached itself. I looked at the fish this morning while feeding him/her in the QT and the rear-left spot looks completely gone, the front-right looks like it is smaller. I'm still not sure what it is, but I figure he/she is already in the QT (and the water paramaters are identical to the DT) so I should not disturb and just observe for a few days at least. I don't want to stress him/her anymore, especially if it turns out to be nothing.
I am new to the saltwater side of the house, so I may have over-reacted; but back when I was doing freshwater, I was lucky enough to never have any signs of illnesses in the many years of keeping my 45 gallon freshwater tank. I ended up turning my 10 Gallon QT into a feeder tank when I finally got a carnivore back then.
 
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