A Novel Parasite In Marine Aquaria – Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD)
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Reefin’ Ain’t Easy, things can and DO happen to all of us. So, a lesson for the year (hopefully): no matter how long you have been in “the hobby,” things can, and eventually, will happen.
We brought in a couple of clams from a trusted source on February 27th, and considering the timing of adding things to this particular tank, as well as what was and has been observed, it was this recent addition that brought the dreaded marine Velvet into this system.
Amyloodinium ocellatum, better known in the hobby as “velvet,” is a nasty parasite that will infect most of your fish within days, leaving little to no survivors. Oftentimes, it can be mistaken for Cryptocaryon irritans, also known as “ich,” and vice versa. A simple way to tell which of these are affecting your eyes is by their appearance. Many people say that if you can count the white spots, it is ich. If the fish appears to be dusty looking, almost like powdered sugar, it is Velvet.
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