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Saddleback Butterfly diagnosis       10/12/19
Hey Crew,
Can you tell me what we are looking at here? Pale lesions under the scales of this saddleback. Eating OK not really behaving stressed . 4 " fish introduced one month ago . In a 180g FOWLR . Water parameters are good ( Sg 1.022 , pH 8.2 , temp 78 dgf, Nitrates 5 ppm )
Thanks Jimmy
<Unfortunately this looks like Uronema. DO ASAPractical look up on WWM Re.
This fish needs to be treated, likely the entire system, ASAP. Bob Fenner>

Re: Saddleback Butterfly diagnosis      10/14/19
Thank you as suspected . I will feed metronidazole . Will Chloroquine phosphate kill shrimp / any crustaceans in the display ?
<Might: I would move all crustaceans elsewhere>
The lesions actually look better than one week ago . But I guess fish can do ok with Uronema but perish quickly once the disease becomes systemic.
<Often so>
This is a tough problem to eradicate Thanks Jimmy
<Indeed. BobF>

Re: Saddleback Butterfly diagnosis/ Blue face diagnosis       10/22/19
Follow-Up on Saddleback
Good morning,
Life got in the way and I was called out of town on work for a week and I was unable to separate the saddleback from the display. I finally did so. No other fish are affected, yet.
<This observation leads me to think that the situation is NOT Uronema, not pathogenic at all (otherwise it would have likely spread), but perhaps "just" trauma of some sort>
The lesions on the saddleback have not worsened and the fish is feeding aggressively.
<These too>
I elected to do a formalin dip and observe in quarantine. So far lesions on the saddleback are still present/ maybe improved but fish is eating/ acting well. I think the fish has Lymphocystis already, but I am thinking that the pathogen is not really acting like a Uronema infection/ infestation.
<Ahh, I as well. As usual, I am only comfortable w/ pathogen diagnoses that include microscopic examination>
On another note, ( and from the same system as the saddleback ) over the past month I have noticed a couple of lesions on a blue face angel as pictured.
<Mmm>
These are very slow growing. This beautiful fish is fat and acts happy.
The fish was quarantined for 2 months initially dipped in formalin solution > Cupramine x 2 weeks > dewormed with metronidazole / Nitrofurantoin. It was in the same system as the saddleback . Any thoughts, looks like Lymphocystis under the scale.
<Could be "simple stress" here; perhaps viral/Lymphocystis involved. SEE, as in read on WWM re avenues to address (nutrition, improved water quality...) Bob Fenner>
Thank you Jimmy

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