Clowns struggling

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My question, and probably my plan, is to dose the tank with PraziPro. I only have the one clown and the cardinal fish in there, no corals or inverts.
But I do have some coming from Dr Reef very soon so I want to get to the bottom of this before adding any new fish.
Does that seem legit?

What foods have you been trying on it?
Does it react to the food at all?
Jay

 

[Twotoedsloth]

What foods have you been trying on it?
Does it react to the food at all?
Jay

Frozen mysis shrimp. It was eating again for several days but now just swims around following the cardinal like a puppy dog.

as far as reaction not much, it sort of just swims through the food. So I’m not sure what’s going on. Not really going after it like it was before.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Frozen mysis shrimp. It was eating again for several days but now just swims around following the cardinal like a puppy dog.

as far as reaction not much, it sort of just swims through the food. So I’m not sure what’s going on. Not really going after it like it was before.

O.K., thanks, I just wanted to try and rule some things out. I've got nothing else, sorry. Prazi won't hurt and might help in this case.

Jay

 

[Twotoedsloth]

O.K., thanks, I just wanted to try and rule some things out. I've got nothing else, sorry. Prazi won't hurt and might help in this case.

Jay

That’s what I figured. I’m at a loss on this one.

I’ve got some prazi coming in the mail today so I’ll give it a go.

now I’ve got some already quarantined fish arriving in a week, would adding them in mid treatment be a problem?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That’s what I figured. I’m at a loss on this one.

I’ve got some prazi coming in the mail today so I’ll give it a go.

now I’ve got some already quarantined fish arriving in a week, would adding them in mid treatment be a problem?

I always try not to add new fish to a tank that has an unknown issue, since the results will also be unknown. For the prazi treatment itself, it would potnetially require a re-treatment since the new fish could be carrying flukes with them.

Jay

 

[Twotoedsloth]

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I always try not to add new fish to a tank that has an unknown issue, since the results will also be unknown. For the prazi treatment itself, it would potnetially require a re-treatment since the new fish could be carrying flukes with them.

Jay

the new fish have already been treated with prazi and copper so I’m not overly worried about them bringing anything into the tank but I definitely don’t want them introduced to a compromised tank so I’ll stick them in a QT tank while I finish up the prazi treatment just to be safe.
Thanks for your help!!

james

 

[Twotoedsloth]

This is what he does. The Cardinal just zoomed around and ate his weight in Mysis Shrimp and Krill mixed with spirulina. He just floats around through not eating it.

when I first feed he almost swims away from it.

I don’t know. He’s just going to waste away. He hasn’t eaten in 4 or so days.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

This is what he does. The Cardinal just zoomed around and ate his weight in Mysis Shrimp and Krill mixed with spirulina. He just floats around through not eating it.

when I first feed he almost swims away from it.

I don’t know. He’s just going to waste away. He hasn’t eaten in 4 or so days.

Sorry - there just aren't any symptoms to go on here - the fish is swimming a bit weakly, but it isn't breathing fast and its skin isn't cloudy.

Jay