Lateral Line Disease
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| Zebrasoma xanthurum, Purple Tang |
Introduction
Also called Lateral Line Erosion or Marine Head and Lateral Line Erosion.
Cause
The exact cause of this disease is yet to be pinned down. Some proposed causes are:
- poor nutrition
- poor water quality
- stray electricity current / voltage
Symptoms
Treatment
Gallery
Zebrasoma xanthurum, Purple Tang |
 Recovering Z. xanthurum, Purple Tang, ten days later. |
 Z. veliferum, Sailfin Tang |
 Pomacanthus xanthometopon, Blue Face Angel |
 P. imperator, Emperor Angel |
Resources
- Marine Head and Lateral Line Erosion: a description of the syndrome and a review of its speculated causes by Steve Pro - Reefkeeping Magazine
- Hypothesis of Head and Lateral Line Erosion in Fish, Part 1: HLLE, Stress and Immune Function by Terry Bartelme - Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine
- Hypothesis of Head and Lateral Line Erosion in Fish, Part 2: What Really Causes HLLE? by Terry Bartelme - Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine
- Hypothesis of Head and Lateral Line Erosion in Fish, Part 3: Enhancing Immune Function with Nutrition by Terry Bartelme - Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine
- Investigating the Link Between the Dinoflagellate Amyloodinium and Marine Head and Lateral Line Erosion (MHLLE) on Zebrasoma scopas (Brown Sailfin Tangs) by Michelle Fry - Norse Scientist
