At a loss..

[Silverdot1211]

So I have a newer 80 gallon cube... couple of clowns purple firefish yellow goby and a couple chromis....Anyways I noticed one clown flashing one clown has a cloudy eye and the firefish is also flashing. No lumps bumps or visual skin issues.. Water parameters are good salinity has been 1.024-25. Everything else is fine. All fish are eating great and a side from those three, everyone else appears to be fine. I have been digging and reading and the best I found was a paper writen by Jay Hemdal, Mucus the slime that binds. Also found a bunch of stuff by Dr.Reef/Humblefish. I suspect gill flukes but not sure. I am thinking of hitting the whole tank with API general cure. This is my first saltwater tank and I am new to this. Looking for anyone's input.

 

[Silverdot1211]

Forgot to add...
Aquarium Parameters:
Aquarium type: Fish-only with crabs
Aquarium water volume. 80 gallon cube
Filtration type sump with socks?
Lighting. x2 Noopsyche lights sps setting
How long has the aquarium been established? Rock is 8 months old tank is about 2 months and fish in it 1month-ish
Digital image of the aquarium under white light.....see my build thread can provide more if needed

Water quality (be sure to indicate what measurement units you are using)
Temperature
pH: 8.4
Salinity / specific gravity 1.024-1.025
Ammonia undetectable
Nitrite undetectable
Nitrate 10-25 ppm
Phosphorus don't know yet
Copper. None
My tests are done using API TEST KIT

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi, I would suspect flukes as well. Rather than General cure, have you considered prazipro? If you increase aeration during treatment, it will be well tolerated by your fish. Some gill flukes are egg layers, so you need to dose prazi twice, about 7 or 10 days apart.
Jay

 

[Silverdot1211]

Hi, I would suspect flukes as well. Rather than General cure, have you considered prazipro? If you increase aeration during treatment, it will be well tolerated by your fish. Some gill flukes are egg layers, so you need to dose prazi twice, about 7 or 10 days apart.
Jay

I was considering just prazi but then figured General cure had Prazi and Metronidazol...figured it could hurt

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I was considering just prazi but then figured General cure had Prazi and Metronidazol...figured it could hurt

I haven't dosed crabs with metronidazole before, and prazi is safe with them.

Jay

 

[dvgyfresh]

You could also start soaking the food with selcon, Prazipro only worked momentarily for me but when I added the selcon enrichment it was completely eradicated

 

[Silverdot1211]

I haven't dosed crabs with metronidazole before, and prazi is safe with them.

Jay

Makes sense thanks for the help!!! Also, your paper on Mucus was awesome and helped a ton with general knowledge.

 

[Silverdot1211]

You could also start soaking the food with selcon, Prazipro only worked momentarily for me but when I added the selcon enrichment it was completely eradicated

I feed frozen brine in the morning (no selcon) and TDO pellets soaked in Selcon before bed. How often did you feed?

 

[dvgyfresh]

I feed frozen brine in the morning (no selcon) and TDO pellets soaked in Selcon before bed. How often did you feed?

Just one cube of mysis soaked in selcon , I didn’t like brine shrimp because I’ve been told that the adults don’t carry many nutrients compared to mysis idk if that’s totally tru

 

[Silverdot1211]

Just one cube of mysis soaked in selcon , I didn’t like brine shrimp because I’ve been told that the adults don’t carry many nutrients compared to mysis idk if that’s totally tru

I have tried a few different frozen options and the brine are the only ones they go bat $#$% crazy for