Saltwater Fish Disease

My raccoon butterfly has a disease and I am not sure what it is or how to cure it. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be appreciated. Just comment below. Thanks!

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Education

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• Butterflyfish
• Marine
• Fish
• Saltwater
• aquarium
• disease

[tangman22]

i have the same problem with my niger trigger

[saltwaterfishguy]

Pacing is normal for triggers, especially Nigers. They are highly active fish and need a lot of room to swim. If the problem is the disease on this butterfly, then just vary it's diet (although Lymphocystis is more common with butterflies than triggers...)

[rmkNJ201]

I have a Collare Butterfly Fish (introduced 3 days ago). He seems to be pacing back and forth? I'm thinking stress, but not sure why. Parameters are good, except pH is 7.8 but using a buffer to raise it. He eats a few pieces of myrsid strimp and picks at the live rock. Any suggestions, comments?? ty

[saltwaterfishguy]

If he's eating, he'll probably be fine.  Make sure to vary his diet though, and try to get him to eat some other frozen formula foods by chopping them finely in a garlic press. He is probably pacing because he is bored. How big is the tank? Many Butterflys need a minimum of 55-75 gallon tanks, although I've never had a Collare. It's also possible that other fish in the tank are stressing him out; beware of very aggressive fish (other butterflies, angels, triggers and puffers.)

[spamula30]

you have lympho cysts. Use ro water, good diet sue as big a tank as possible for marines less stress.

[saltwaterfishguy]

You are correct, although I came to this conclusion awhile ago (if you check the comments.) Probably more important than the RO or even the tank size is the diet. At the time, the fish was only eating brine shrimp, which has very little nutritional value. Once I got him eating frozen tubifex worms and mysis shrimp, he recovered completely in about a week's time.

[jorlipalmero]

Tonigth i saw my Singapur Angel with this disease, he is eating very well but i need a cure.... Somebody plz gimme a tip

[OSIA05]

that deseas its solve alredy???

[S4LTxW4T3RxN00B]

its ich

[tommiester]

Thats the white spot disease that mate :( thats a bad thing spreads very fast not sure what too do but you can go on a saltwater fish site such as ultimate reef and aquariacentral :)

[Syford]

prazipro is a good anti parasite treatment. maybe they are skin flukes.

[Syford]

I know this is an old post, but you should check to see what water treatment you use to treat your tap water. A certain brand I won't mention cause the fins to fray and dissolve and their slime coats get all bubbly. Also a spike in the ammonia or nitrite levels could cause this.

[goby1]

my butterfly also have have the same problem,

so i net my fish upp . then i use finger nails clean it of , try it i hope is help

[rmkNJ201]

Yeah, the tank is 65 US Gal. I fed him frozen Mystid Shimp. I found him in the morning deceased, RIP :( I should have had the fish store manager feed him infront of me. I'm still uncertain what had happened.