Lymphocystis

godspeed23 · 02/22/2018, 08:03 PM

I recently acquired 3 Bartlett's Anthias and an Auriga butterfly. Since the Bartlett's are schooling fish and the butterfly is peaceful, I thought that they'd do ok in a 30 G QT. All of them developed lymphocystis after 10 days. I split them up into 2 tanks. Another week later, 3 of the 4 have improved significantly. I wonder if it will be to introduce them to the display tank after signs of lymphocystis resolve? How long after signs have resolved should I wait?

Sk8r · 02/23/2018, 02:37 PM

I'd give it an extra week. You might add Selcon, a nutritional booster, to give them a little dietary help.

Pet Detective · 02/23/2018, 08:36 PM

Usually the best cure is to simply give the fish a stress free life and the virus will slowly subside and the fins will repair themselves. This can take many months. Like most viral infections, even in humans, the first outbreaks are the most serious, whilst the immune system "learns" how to suppress it, the outbreaks become less severe over time assuming the organism survives the initial outbreaks.

godspeed23 · 02/24/2018, 12:33 AM

Thanks for the responses. I couldn't find any information on how long I should wait before introducing fish who have recovered from lymphocystis to the display tank.

02/22/2018, 08:03 PM	#1
godspeed23 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 7	Lymphocystis I recently acquired 3 Bartlett's Anthias and an Auriga butterfly. Since the Bartlett's are schooling fish and the butterfly is peaceful, I thought that they'd do ok in a 30 G QT. All of them developed lymphocystis after 10 days. I split them up into 2 tanks. Another week later, 3 of the 4 have improved significantly. I wonder if it will be to introduce them to the display tank after signs of lymphocystis resolve? How long after signs have resolved should I wait?

02/23/2018, 02:37 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I'd give it an extra week. You might add Selcon, a nutritional booster, to give them a little dietary help. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/23/2018, 08:36 PM	#3
Pet Detective Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 328	Usually the best cure is to simply give the fish a stress free life and the virus will slowly subside and the fins will repair themselves. This can take many months. Like most viral infections, even in humans, the first outbreaks are the most serious, whilst the immune system "learns" how to suppress it, the outbreaks become less severe over time assuming the organism survives the initial outbreaks.

02/24/2018, 12:33 AM	#4
godspeed23 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 7	Thanks for the responses. I couldn't find any information on how long I should wait before introducing fish who have recovered from lymphocystis to the display tank.