reef Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 My new copperband looking nice and fat with Lymphocytis a virus . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 treatable ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 No cure, can sometimes vanish overnight. You can pull them off but then it leaves wounds for bacteria to enter. No big deal as goes after seom time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 sort of a chicken pox for fish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 hollywood had one too! just remove the fish nd cut the affected fins away with a sharp pair of siccors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Its the same fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 can the virus be contracted by other species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 maybe, not really a problem. effect butterflys and soem angel fish, Copperbands always seem to get it when you import them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 is he currently in your refugium? i'm very tempted to get a copperband, little worried about their track record of survival in captivity and their tendency to be hard to train to eat frozen/prepared food.. Whats been your experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 survival in captivity and their tendency to be hard to train to eat frozen/prepared food.. Whats been your experience? They are hard to keep and need to be house with only a few fish in a tank. Over 60% die in before even reaching the retail stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raeh1 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 good luck with the copperband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Do you know if it's aiptasia eater??? If so I have plenty food for it, might be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Ops just realised this isn't in the in one of the sales forum's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BribieAquariums Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 There is no known cure for Lymphocytis. Cutting or removing the cysts is a risky procedure leaving an open wound exposed to a wide host of bacterias or worst still leaving behind some of the cyst to allow them to grow again. Lymphocystis, once acquired, must run its course. There are some ways to decrease the chance of fish getting the disease -Handle fish carefully to reduce injury to skin and fins and slime coat. -Reduce or prevent stress on the fish. e.g AvoidStress overcrowding, starvation, overfeeding, sudden environmental changes The disease usually runs its course in 4 or more weeks and then the enlarged cells rupture or slough off and release the viral particles into the water. After lymphocystis lesions are lost, the host tissue will usually heal up rather quickly. I have worked with many fishes of various species and do not recall a single death being directly due to a lymphocystis infection. Hope this helps put some minds at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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