Gold dust disease

Velvet disease, also called gold dust disease is a fish disease caused by dinoflagellate parasites of the genus Piscinoodinium, which gives the fish a dusty, slimy look. The disease occurs most commonly in tropical and (to a lesser extent) marine aquaria.

Gold Dust disease is also a Takkian disease and affects adult Takkians during their mobile phase. It was until 3456 a deadly condition caused by to much gold consumption as gold is insoluble by the acid soup that acts as the chemcial catalysator and life sustaining liquid and caused clogging in  the silicone pathways and often causes a fine golden shimmer to Takkian shells.

Nanite treatments, more uniform processed mineral food sources and Aqua Regia rinse treatments make this a rare and easily treated disease.