Yellow Tang Nodules
- Thread starter Rebels23
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- Long Island east meadow or queens
That looks like pet warehouse,
Don’t know but I got a few, did a cooper qt most of it went away. I had 4 tang they had special. 1 made it
Don’t know but I got a few, did a cooper qt most of it went away. I had 4 tang they had special. 1 made it
Yes that is Pets Warehouse but I have seen the same nodules on other tangs in other stores also. It looks like it is too big to be ich or velvet so I chalked it up to lymphocystis. You bought 4 but only one made it out of quarantine?
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- Location
- Long Island east meadow or queens
Still in QT
- Location
- Queens, NY
I believe those are fluke-like, specifically Monogenea, (or some other parasite), which does not seem to spread within the tank. They disappear with time, does not seem to spread onto other fish, (not sure if its the lifecycle or other biological reason they don't spread) It's possible my cleaner shrimps prevented them from spreading. I believe the ones shown are under the skin, which is why you see them as yellow. I may be completely wrong on them being a nematode or flatworm. I didn't pay too much attention to it, so never really investigated them. My fish weren't really affected and I didn't try to remove and examine them. They survived hyposalinity.
Note: There are other species of flukes, which go from fish to fish. That would spread in the aquarium, controlled with (prazipro?) I have also had those in the past, they are almost invisible to the eye, not what you are showing there. These live on the surface of the skin and can be seen flapping in the water, if the current blows backwards. Other species are internal, on the gills, or inside the mouth area, Not visible on the outside. Anyway, a freshwater dip or hypo salinity takes care of these. A cleaner shrimp will clear these.
Note: There are other species of flukes, which go from fish to fish. That would spread in the aquarium, controlled with (prazipro?) I have also had those in the past, they are almost invisible to the eye, not what you are showing there. These live on the surface of the skin and can be seen flapping in the water, if the current blows backwards. Other species are internal, on the gills, or inside the mouth area, Not visible on the outside. Anyway, a freshwater dip or hypo salinity takes care of these. A cleaner shrimp will clear these.
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- Location
- Long Island east meadow or queens
this was the only survivor out of the 4 from pets warehouse, he had it on his top fin, right now I’m have them all in wt cause of ich, in low salt, with copper.
- Location
- Long Island east meadow or queens
Cooper power and low salinity. They been in qt for about 3wk. This wk no cooper did big water ch. to remove CP. give it break and in 2 wk start it again
- Location
- Queens, NY
Using hyposalinity conflicts with copper, pick one or the other, not both simultaneously. I do not believe these "parasites" would have caused your fish to die.
Note: I just looked at mine, I don't have a cleaner shrimp and it does have one on it also. It's been there for a year, with no ill effect, which means it was not affected by hyposalinity.
- Location
- Long Island east meadow or queens
I’m running CP for the ich, and Low salt to keep the fishes calm.
- Location
- Long Island east meadow or queens
- Location
- Albertson NY
freshwater dip should clear it up. heniochus butterflys love them too
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