Hi all, this is my first post. I've read a bunch in this forum and elsewhere over the last year I've had my tank. I'm finding that diagnosing fish ailments is pretty challenging for me so I decided to make a post and see if I can get some help.
I've got two new fish ordered online that are in my 10 gallon quarantine tank before they go into the DT, a Biota Aptaisia Eating Filefish (yes I have aptaisia ) and a Melanurus Wrasse. The wrasse arrived with some white on the edges of it's fins and I noticed a few days later that its bottom fin is totally ragged. I'll admit that I didn't pay enough attention to that from the get go, so the fin may have been ragged from the start or it may have progressed over a few days. Filefish initially seemed fine, although timid and stays close to the surface. They both eat great.
I ramped them up to ~2.3 ppm copper (copper power) over a few days and they've been at that level for about 12 days. After a few days in copper, the wrasse no longer had any white on the fins. But after about a week, I noticed the filefish had white spots on its fins. Can anyone tell me what this is? Should I treat this with something other than copper? How long should I keep these fish in quarantine?
Thanks for the help! I'm excited to hear from the experts.
I've got two new fish ordered online that are in my 10 gallon quarantine tank before they go into the DT, a Biota Aptaisia Eating Filefish (yes I have aptaisia ) and a Melanurus Wrasse. The wrasse arrived with some white on the edges of it's fins and I noticed a few days later that its bottom fin is totally ragged. I'll admit that I didn't pay enough attention to that from the get go, so the fin may have been ragged from the start or it may have progressed over a few days. Filefish initially seemed fine, although timid and stays close to the surface. They both eat great.
I ramped them up to ~2.3 ppm copper (copper power) over a few days and they've been at that level for about 12 days. After a few days in copper, the wrasse no longer had any white on the fins. But after about a week, I noticed the filefish had white spots on its fins. Can anyone tell me what this is? Should I treat this with something other than copper? How long should I keep these fish in quarantine?
Thanks for the help! I'm excited to hear from the experts.