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I recently got a pink-streaked wrasse (Pseudocheilinops ataenia) from LiveAquaria. The fish arrived covered in small black dots. The dots are tiny (about the size of a grain of sand). I thought it was black ich (caused by turbellarian flatworms) and dosed the QT tank with PraziPro following the dosing instructions. A week later there is no change in the wrasse and the spots are still there. Could I be looking at some other disease/illness here? I haven't done any water changes since dosing the PraziPro, and I'm not running a skimmer, UV, or activated carbon. I attached a photo of my wrasse with its black dots.
I did look at photos of other pink-streaked wrasses on Google Images to see if maybe the spots are normal for this species. There were a few photos of fish that showed the same dots that I'm seeing on my fish, however there were also images of some without the dots.
I appreciate any input you guys may have, and if anyone has experience with this fish please let me know if the spots are normal for this species or not.
![Pink Streaked Wrasse 3.jpeg Pink Streaked Wrasse 3.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1441/1441657-19463ed7c9dafbee60194698d0aa2858.jpg)
I did look at photos of other pink-streaked wrasses on Google Images to see if maybe the spots are normal for this species. There were a few photos of fish that showed the same dots that I'm seeing on my fish, however there were also images of some without the dots.
I appreciate any input you guys may have, and if anyone has experience with this fish please let me know if the spots are normal for this species or not.
![Pink Streaked Wrasse 1.jpg Pink Streaked Wrasse 1.jpg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1441/1441655-737195845ca0350d880d19fd5f834389.jpg)
![Pink Streaked Wrasse 2.JPG Pink Streaked Wrasse 2.JPG](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1441/1441656-2aee69f05a2fe153601b6d9ed3d0caf1.jpg)
![Pink Streaked Wrasse 3.jpeg Pink Streaked Wrasse 3.jpeg](https://www.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/1441/1441657-19463ed7c9dafbee60194698d0aa2858.jpg)