Long story short. 6 fish in 10 gallon treatment tank. Hippo tang, Foxface, 2 Firefish, YWG and Flame Hawkfish. Coppersafe started on 12/11 and levels have been consistent at around 2.5 via Hanna checker, but did dip to around 2.1 a couple of days ago.
Tang started flashing 3 days ago, and considering treatment has been going well and copper doesn’t treat flukes I pulled him and did a 5 minute FW dip with tap water. Didn’t see anything in the container afterwards, but offered relief for about a day.
That prompted me to dose Prazipro @ 1/2 a teaspoon for 10 gallons the same day as the FW dip. He’s flashing worse than ever today (has been flashing since the 24th) and hanging out by the airstone. Appetite has been less for all fish since the Prazi dose, but all are still eating flakes, pellets and Reef Frenzy.
I don’t see anything externally, but perhaps he’s a little less blue than normal.
Any advice for next steps? Not due for more Prazipro, but have plenty on hand if it’s ok to dose again now.
No other fish are showing symptoms, but I have wondered if the Foxface is breathing a little fast. I’ll post video once he’s out and about.
#fishmedic
Tang started flashing 3 days ago, and considering treatment has been going well and copper doesn’t treat flukes I pulled him and did a 5 minute FW dip with tap water. Didn’t see anything in the container afterwards, but offered relief for about a day.
That prompted me to dose Prazipro @ 1/2 a teaspoon for 10 gallons the same day as the FW dip. He’s flashing worse than ever today (has been flashing since the 24th) and hanging out by the airstone. Appetite has been less for all fish since the Prazi dose, but all are still eating flakes, pellets and Reef Frenzy.
I don’t see anything externally, but perhaps he’s a little less blue than normal.
Any advice for next steps? Not due for more Prazipro, but have plenty on hand if it’s ok to dose again now.
No other fish are showing symptoms, but I have wondered if the Foxface is breathing a little fast. I’ll post video once he’s out and about.
#fishmedic
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