Purple Tilefish Help

[FrankenTank]

I’m very worried about my purple tilefish and could use some advice. I’ve had her about 4 months, and she has been great. She’s comfortable in the tank, and not too shy. She’s has generally hangs out higher than in the water column but not necessarily with her head out of the water. She has been living in a burrow on the right side of my tank with my pistol shrimp, govt never paired back up when I moved to the bigger tank. She can be a vivacious eater and had rich colors. I noticed about a week and a half ago a small abrasion near her tail, but thought she might have scraped herself on the rock work. I had added and change up some rock work with some new additions. I also noticed she looked a bit “limp”. Then a couple days later I saw she had some raised “blisters”, not white or red spots, just what can best be described as body colored blisters and she was swimming a bit odd. A little more erratic, and darty. I wanted to post earlier but getting a picture or video has been almost impossible, until today. She is and continues to eat, there is no one bullying her or being aggressive. It’s a 6ft, 210 display with plenty of rock work. She has switched to the left side of the tank, but she not has two different burrows and a cave that she goes in between. I’m just concerned with her colors and the blisters which are still there and that sorta limpness. I do have a QT but I have no clue how I would ever get her out of this tank. Unless this is something that we think needs to be treated in copper. I have tried feeding Dr. G’s with praziquintal and I soaked the food in seacheam metroplex and focus. Any idea what this is and how to treat?

 

[FrankenTank]

Here is some more pictures of her, you can see that abrasion on her pretty good in some of these. She is pretty camera shy and darts quickly.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here is some more pictures of her, you can see that abrasion on her pretty good in some of these. She is pretty camera shy and darts quickly.

This may be due to itching/scratching from flukes which they are prone to. Have you noticed heavy breathing, sudden darting or scratching by this fish?

 

[Fish Fan]

I'm sorry to see your fish in distress!

@christinna77 is very good with these fish, maybe she would have some additional insight here.

Good luck!

 

[FrankenTank]

Here is some more pictures of her, you can see that abrasion on her pretty good in some of these. She is pretty camera shy and darts quickly.

This may be due to itching/scratching from flukes which they are prone to. Have you noticed heavy breathing, sudden darting or scratching by this fish?

It does seem like her odd swimming could be itching. Although I haven’t seen her rubbing on rocks or swimming into the powerheads. It’s those raised blisters that have me perplexed but thinking it’s something internal. That’s why I tried feeding prazi and metro, but honestly it was a shot in the dark guess.

 

[FrankenTank]

I'm sorry to see your fish in distress!

@christinna77 is very good with these fish, maybe she would have some additional insight here.

Good luck!

Thanks, I’m really hoping to find out what I’m up against and how to try and work through it from the great knowledge bank here