I had a happy, healthy tank of about 2 months with a Vroliks, 3 lyre tail anthias, a Midas blend and a chromi in a mixed reef tank with about $1000 worth of corals. I did not have a QT tank. I decided to add one more fish - a long finned fairy wrasse (red and blue wrasse). The fish was listless and spit out any food it ate the first day. It died within three days. About 3 days later, my smallest anthias quit eating. He would dart towards the food but he couldn't seem to see it or get it. The same thing happened to the second anthias. I put up a QT tank, got the Vroliks out with a net and dosed the QT tank with general cure. He has been in it for 4 days and is doing fine. I now have the last anthias repeating the same eating behavior and I have seen white stringy poop from him. The white didn't appear until after he stopped eating. The other two fish are eating and appear fine. I have tried to catch the anthias the blenny and the chromi but haven't had luck yet with the fish trap. This is a picture of the second anthias after he was removed from the tank. Due to the poop I think it is obvious there is a parasite. The question is, is this white appearance something additional? Any tips on whether or not to add my last three fish, if I can catch them, to a QT tank dosed 3 days ago with the seemingly health fish (Vroliks)? Should I be treating with something additional?
I am very disheartened and sad about my fish.
I am very disheartened and sad about my fish.
