6 line wrasse

[Orey_P]

this may not be considered an emergency, i am new here. anyway, i got a 6 line wrasse at my lfs yesterday. i acclimated him and plopped him into my show tank. i noticed after observing him 2-3 white spots (ich i presume). i quickly set up a quarantine tank and acclimated him and plopped him in. its the next day, fish is still doing fine and i am treating it with (kordon rapid cure) should i continue using this? or should i do a freshwater dip, or different medication?

 

[Jon Fishman]

Did you take the rest of the fish out of the display? May as well drop him back in the display and see how it goes...... Ich was either already there, or introduced....

 

[Orey_P]

ti

update , he is laying on its side breathing heavily.

 

[Orey_P]

Did you take the rest of the fish out of the display? May as well drop him back in the display and see how it goes...... Ich was either already there, or introduced....

i have
no other fish in the tank

 

[Falk]

Are you sure it wasn't sand? I've had a new 6line bury himself in the sand and I thought the same thing at first glance.

 

[Streetdoc77]

Introduce an air pump and diffuser in the tank NOW !

 

[Orey_P]

should i freshwater dip him?

 

[Streetdoc77]

Welcome to R2R Orey !

 

[Orey_P]

Are you sure it wasn't sand? I've had a new 6line bury himself in the sand and I thought the same thing at first glance.

im not sure, ill check

 

[Orey_P]

i looked and didnt see them

 

[Orey_P]

should i return him to my show tank?

 

[Orey_P]

Introduce an air pump and diffuser in the tank NOW !

i put the air pump in

 

[Orey_P]

should i wait to see if if was sand?

 

[Streetdoc77]

should i return him to my show tank?

If the Sixline is on its side breathing heavy it probably won't make it in the main display unless it starts to recover ...

 

[Jon Fishman]

i put the air pump in

Just put him back in main display. He is probably over-stressed and over-medicated

 

[Orey_P]

he is swimming around fine now

 

[Jon Fishman]

he is swimming around fine now

In what tank? I would put him in the display

 

[Orey_P]

ok

Just put him back in main display. He is probably over-stressed and over-medicated

even with ich on him? i found the spots again

 

[Orey_P]

In what tank? I would put him in the display

ok ill do that now

 

[Jon Fishman]

ok

even with ich on him? i found the spots again

Are you going to treat him in QT for 75 days or so? If not, there is no way to be sure you’re not putting him back in a tank with ich, if that’s what it is

I would put in display and feed/monitor