20 gallon DT has been in existence for 3-4 months and the same fish (2 clowns, 1 royal gramma, 1 Yasha Goby) have been in there since early on. I have since added some corals over time (all dipped in CoralRx), and later 4 snails and 2 hermit crabs as CUC.
Today I noticed 2 of the fish rubbing their gill areas on rocks and surfaces.
The only notable difference was that I normally do a 10-15% WC each Saturday, but did a 30-35% change yesterday as the water was looking a bit discolored. Before and after parameter tests show almost no changes in overall params, just a slight bump in Alk.
I do not see any Ich… flukes perhaps? Wondering if maybe eggs somehow hitchhiked on corals and recently hatched? The last corals were added 2 weeks ago.
I’m hesitant to do the FW dip given the stress it incurs.
Would it be wise to just treat the whole tank with ParaziPro?
Anything else you suggest?
Here’s some video of the behavior:
Gramma behavior video
Clownfish behavior video
Today I noticed 2 of the fish rubbing their gill areas on rocks and surfaces.
The only notable difference was that I normally do a 10-15% WC each Saturday, but did a 30-35% change yesterday as the water was looking a bit discolored. Before and after parameter tests show almost no changes in overall params, just a slight bump in Alk.
I do not see any Ich… flukes perhaps? Wondering if maybe eggs somehow hitchhiked on corals and recently hatched? The last corals were added 2 weeks ago.
I’m hesitant to do the FW dip given the stress it incurs.
Would it be wise to just treat the whole tank with ParaziPro?
Anything else you suggest?
Here’s some video of the behavior:
Gramma behavior video
Clownfish behavior video
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