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SLPReefer
10-31-2007, 05:55 PM
My copper banded butterfly is developed some purple/dark blue fungus looking stuff on his fins over the last week. Anyone know what the treatment is and if I can treat him in my tank. I can get meds from my clinic, so I'm not as concerned about cost of treatment, just if it will bother inverts.

mtfatwork
10-31-2007, 11:12 PM
either Pimafix or Melafix, I forget which one, but one treats fungal infections, and the other treats parasites. Supposedly reefsafe, but I have not tried it in a full blown reef. I did use it back when I had a fowler and the cleanup crew was unaffected (snails, assorted crabs and shrimp)

Goldpony75
10-31-2007, 11:21 PM
I beleive Pimafix is for fungus I have used melfix for ich before. Didnt seem to do much though for me.

SLPReefer
11-05-2007, 10:29 AM
Here are some pictures of the sick fish

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p182/jeffbluem/emailfish2.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p182/jeffbluem/emailfish1.jpg