Seahorse Help !

Martiantomars

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 27, 2022
Messages
27
Reaction score
2
Location
Marshfield
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Have had a pair of seahorse now for about a month and half, both were doing well until recently the male started thrashing and scratching pretty bad, figured parasites so, did a freshwater dip with him for 8 mins

about how long till he starts to bounce back if he will and when should I do a formalin dip on him? He is still up right but not really moving much or eating anything. Am I passed the point of no return with him? The female is fine and thriving as with other fish and corals in the tank

E3ADD4DD-37F6-43B6-871C-3D29376B1051.jpeg
 

Dan_P

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 21, 2018
Messages
6,708
Reaction score
7,189
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Have had a pair of seahorse now for about a month and half, both were doing well until recently the male started thrashing and scratching pretty bad, figured parasites so, did a freshwater dip with him for 8 mins

about how long till he starts to bounce back if he will and when should I do a formalin dip on him? He is still up right but not really moving much or eating anything. Am I passed the point of no return with him? The female is fine and thriving as with other fish and corals in the tank

E3ADD4DD-37F6-43B6-871C-3D29376B1051.jpeg
@rayjay any thoughts?
 
OP
OP
Martiantomars

Martiantomars

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 27, 2022
Messages
27
Reaction score
2
Location
Marshfield
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
@rayjay any thoughts?
Unfortunately lost him this morning. The thrashing was severe in the middle of the night, tried a last minute FW dip to ally relief but think it was just too late. I’m treating the whole tank with Metroplex now but wondering if I should switch it up to Paraguard or something else?
 

Dan_P

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 21, 2018
Messages
6,708
Reaction score
7,189
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Unfortunately lost him this morning. The thrashing was severe in the middle of the night, tried a last minute FW dip to ally relief but think it was just too late. I’m treating the whole tank with Metroplex now but wondering if I should switch it up to Paraguard or something else?
Sorry to hear this. I was hoping @rayjay would chime in.
 

When to mix up fish meal: When was the last time you tried a different brand of food for your reef?

  • I regularly change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 39 24.2%
  • I occasionally change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 54 33.5%
  • I rarely change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 49 30.4%
  • I never change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 15 9.3%
  • Other.

    Votes: 4 2.5%
Back
Top