Rabbitface foxface illness

Zakaria_1999 · Feb 17, 2024

My foxface rabbitfish has scars all over her face as well as she has some twitch problem and stands diagonally near the sanbed in the same place. Should i be concerned

Jay Hemdal · Feb 17, 2024

Zakaria_1999 said:
My foxface rabbitfish has scars all over her face as well as she has some twitch problem and stands diagonally near the sanbed in the same place. Should i be concerned

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

It does sound serious....possibly flukes. We need a clear video of the fish as well as more background information. This post explains all that:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...sease-treatment-and-diagnosis-section.775547/
Jay

Zakaria_1999 · Feb 18, 2024

Here is the fish.
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium tank water volume: 260 gallons
Filtration type: octo reef image is attached
Two of the lighting are hydra and the third is Radion gen 6
The aquarium has been established fro around 6 months
All tests are great
salinity is 1026
NO3 around 5.5
The only problem is KH it is 6 dkh

Jay Hemdal · Feb 18, 2024

Zakaria_1999 said:
Here is the fish.
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium tank water volume: 260 gallons
Filtration type: octo reef image is attached
Two of the lighting are hydra and the third is Radion gen 6
The aquarium has been established fro around 6 months
All tests are great
salinity is 1026
NO3 around 5.5
The only problem is KH it is 6 dkh

I’ve seen him flicking, but never so constantly. In minor cases, it is a bit like a person shrugging their shoulders. If you see it more often, especially if the fish also scratches on the bottom, that is usually flukes. I’m not sure what it means if the fish does it constantly.

The fish is also breathing a bit fast and has slightly cloudy fins.

Is it still eating well?

You might want to treat the tank with Prazipro for flukes.

Jay