Flukes or other diseases, please help!

[Maxx Yung]

1 week into getting this Blue Throat Trigger. Seemed healthy and eats a lot in shop, so I brought him. Now, he is active and eats a lotttt, but rubs himself on rocks and shake sideways. Also, some white spots on his body appeared.

 

[Maxx Yung]

That was a week ago. This is him now,
See the white specks on his body, and head, as well as his blurry eyes?
Is this flukes or no

 

[Cristy17]

That was a week ago. This is him now,
See the white specks on his body, and head, as well as his blurry eyes?
Is this flukes or no

I am no expert, but it appears to be ick. Did you do a slow acclimation? I have been told that if the temperature of the water changes more than 2-3 degrees in less than 20 minutes, they will get ick. The rubbing on the rocks is a telltale sign. Also, remember ick is a cycle. It goes from fish to sand bed and then reappears on the fish, there for, make sure you follow the directions for the medication you chose. This is my opinion, I may be wrong. Good luck!

 

[Maxx Yung]

Alright, my lawnmower just started shaking and rubbing himself on the sand now! help?

 

[Maxx Yung]

dang my heater was not strong enough for 200g so it went from 70F to 78F and back often... very inconsistent.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

dang my heater was not strong enough for 200g so it went from 70F to 78F and back often... very inconsistent.

I’m not an expert but sounds like ich, do you have a QT tank? If you do a FW dip and you see little seed like things drop off then it’s flukes. Either way there is a very good chance all of your fish will need to be treated.

 

[Maxx Yung]

No I actually don't, just dissembled my 30 gal QT tank 2 weeks ago

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

No I actually don't, just dissembled my 30 gal QT tank 2 weeks ago

What do you have in your tank fish wise?

 

[Maxx Yung]

Very little, only 9 clowns 1 lawnmower, 1 blue trigger, 1 royal gramma

 

[Maritimer]

At the very least, that's ich ... and possibly velvet. Fortunately, the treatment for both can be accomplished by setting up that QT and moving all of your fish to it, and ramping up copper (@HotRocks, do you know how triggers are with CP?) or Chloroquine Phosphate, if triggerfish will tolerate that medicine. (CP - Chloroquine Phosphate - would not need to be "ramped up" it can all be dosed at one time.)

Your display tank will want to remain "fallow" - without fish - for 76 days to ensure eradication of both velvet and ich.

Info on fighting velvet: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/velvet-amyloodinium-ocellatum.217570/#post-2499399

Info on battling ich: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/#post-2192627

~Bruce

 

[HotRocks]

Triggers should tolerate either CP or Copper.

Looks like @Maritimer has you covered on the rest! As usual!