Help! Black Ghost Knife Has Blue Stuff On It!

[2day]

Hey guys...

My BGK has blue stuff on it... Its like he just went through a sticky spiderweb.... I am thinking its a fungus, or something like that... will get a picture soon, and will post water stats within the next two hours...

Thanks for your help guys. Much appreciated

 

[2day]

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[2day]

its ok... went to my lfs, and they said it was velvet. I was recommended primafix; and so i have to put that in every day for 7 days... i just dont know how it got it? I'm Clueless! I didnt add any new fish, or plants or anything for quite a while... Anyway, hopefully everything will be better within the next two weeks

 

[Imber]

I don't have a lot of experience with velvet, but did you check your water params? It kind of looks to me like the slime coat is peeling off which could be caused by a sudden water chemistry change like a ph crash. It can also be caused by external parasites, but I've never personally dealt with this symptom so hopefully someone more experienced can come along and help with the diagnosis.

 

[WILDER]

Is the fish flicking and rubbing.
Velvet comes in a dusting of yellow to golden colour or a brown rusty varnish.
Never seen a blue colour to be velvet.
Chilodonella
S: The body and gills lose color and become gray-blue in color. Fish swim erratically and rub against objects.
A: A malachite green-formalin combination works well as does a short (30 min) salt bath followed by a 12 hour Trypaflavine bath. This disease is most prevalent in overcrowded tanks and is most easily prevented by maintaining an appropriately stocked tank