So confused: Mysterious deaths

[4FordFamily]

My foxface now has cloudy eyes after 2X Prazi treatment (2x potency).

This is the tank I lost my three large angels and a hippo to flukes. May need to try new medication or dose 4x (some have done 4-5x dosage without issue).

I wonder if it could also be bacterial or something since it occurred only after the prazi treatment. He's not itching or showing any other symptoms. (Magnificent Foxface)

 

[Mike in CT]

We're his eyes clear before, because most foxfaces have cloudy eyes to begin with. Just a thought if everything else seems normal.

 

[4FordFamily]

No it looks like something is growing on the eye, the top of it is still "clear" (yes their eyes are a bit cloudy but this is much cloudier and has what looks like a film on it - hard to tell if it is flukes or something else though.)

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

How is the foxface doing?

 

[YUP]

If after a day, max two of any meds, you don't see an improvement. Your not treating for the right thing or ur water is killing them. That's all the advise I can give other than an isolated 10gal ht like I do.

 

[4FordFamily]

How is the foxface doing?

Doing better today. Eating again and acting more normal. Eyes still cloudy but not hiding and lethargic today.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Doing the water change today then I will dose the second treatment. So far everything is going well.

 

[Humblefish]

Sounds good. :thumb: Keep us updated.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Dosed second treatment and will do a water change next Saturday. I will also turn the skimmer on Saturday and add carbon also. Remaining fish are doing fine. No scratching since Friday and they are all eating. Thank you for the help.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Update: doing water change today and will turn back on skimmer and add carbon. Almost all my fish seem fine. Since doing the treatment my Kole Tang has acted funny and barely eats. He used to look very healthy and now he is skinny. I never observed this until after dosing with prazi.

Before and now. Kind of nervous. He is my first fish and I would be really disappointed to loose this fish. All other fish are fine. Oh well, I'm pretty upset over all the fish I lost and would hate to loose one more.

 

[Humblefish]

Seen any stringy white poop coming out him?

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

No I do not.

 

[Humblefish]

No I do not.

Unexpected weight loss is a symptom of internal parasites/intestinal worms. However, white stringy poop is usually present as well if this is the case.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Ya I have not observed that from the tang. Even if it was internal worms, doesn't prazi kill that?

 

[Humblefish]

Even if it was internal worms, doesn't prazi kill that?

Some but not all. Prazi is most effective at killing gill flukes; metronidazole is better at eradicating internal worms.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Dead. I'm quitting this hobby. It's not worth the frustration that comes with it.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

And fw dip to check for flukes and they did not appear.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Thank you though for all who helped. I appreciate it.

 

[Humblefish]

Longnose Hawkfish It doesn't have to be this way. We've all been where you are right now. Just learn from your mistakes, go fallow/treat all your remaining fish, and moving forward QT all future fish purchases.

 

[Longnose Hawkfish]

Ya I definitely learned. It just seems I've been hit by so many things lately in my fish tank. I still have four fish, two of them being sand burying wrasse. I honestly don't know if I can treat all of them. I am out of money and don't have space for a qt. I do have a biocube 14 but don't think four fish would be fine in there. The survivors look really healthy. I might just wait and see what happens. Flukes are gone. At least that is some good news. I checked the tank and nothing came out of the gills or anywhere. I think if my remaining fish survive I will not add anymore and just be content with the ones I have left.