Damselfish breathing fast

[Baby Damsel 219]

He is breathing fast swimms fine had him for a year went through qt in December and now he does not eat help is appreciated

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

is this flukes of any dignosis

 

[fishywishy]

How did you qt him? It could be flukes but it could also be a bunch of other things.

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

copper

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

that was 1 year ago

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

I got a new one but he killed him and I did not qt him then he died and now my og ones is acting strange

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

looks normal just breathuing fast

 

[fishywishy]

I got a new one but he killed him and I did not qt him then he died and now my og ones is acting strange

A video would help.

Do you have proper surface agitation and what are your water parameters? It could potentially be ich or flukes, but before jumping to conclusions, I’d check those first.

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

yes state of the ark suface agitation full on rip currents. bubles torches swinging full blown reef. Ph.8.4 nitrate 5 nitrite 1 amonia 0 chorleine 0

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

no ich no spots just like a huge bubble on his side

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

but when hes gasping he cant close his mouth

 

[fishywishy]

Ich doesn’t always show white spots, it can reside in the gills so you can see it. It sounds like it could be flukes or ich but its hard to know with a video or any other symptoms. @Jay Hemdal

 

[Tamberav]

Rapid breathing can be velvet. What do you mean by bubble on his side?

How long ago did you add the other?

 

[PharmrJohn]

You really should get some pics uploaded under white light. Also, a vid as requested, 20 to 30 seconds long under white light as well.

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

I got the other one on black friday and i removed him last thursday and put him in qt were later he died there. He simmed fine at first but now he doesn not eat and swimms fine put nnow being picked on