Fish Flashing

[Cole_Voeller]

The fish had ich before, they could still be some irritation. Fish will flash sometimes without parasites. I wouldn’t overreact just yet.

I did plan on waiting a while longer, to keep observing. But I’ve seen him flash on and off for the better part of a month which is why my concern was growing. Sorry to hear about the Lionfish.

 

[Cole_Voeller]

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[Lionfish hunter]

I did plan on waiting a while longer, to keep observing. But I’ve seen him flash on and off for the better part of a month which is why my concern was growing. Sorry to hear about the Lionfish.

Not a great sign, but I have definitely seen fish flash without parasites. If it has been a month and nobody has white spots, there is a good chance they would have showed up by now.

 

[Weeb]

You got it. I can definitely get some freeze dried mysis, and planned on buying selcon next time I was out.

Selcon is a good fat supplement. Use sparingly. But for vitamins choose one of these:
Vita-Chem Marine
Zoe
S.E.L.C.O. Boost

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I’ve been looking online, and it seems like having my cleaner wrasse in the tank may be an issue. I’ve had him through prazi before, but I figure I should ask about this. Didn’t realize there had been negative reports when using prazi on wrasses

Wrasses are not overtly affected by a proper prazi treatment. The main issue is that people don’t increase the aeration in the tank when dosing and low dissolved oxygen can be a problem.
Jay

 

[Weeb]

You got it. I can definitely get some freeze dried mysis, and planned on buying selcon next time I was out.

Try some freeze-dried ocean plankton too, if small enough. E.g., Calanus finmarchicus.

 

[Cole_Voeller]

Selcon is a good fat supplement. Use sparingly. But for vitamins choose one of these:
Vita-Chem Marine
Zoe
S.E.L.C.O. Boost

You got it!

Wrasses are not overtly affected by a proper prazi treatment. The main issue is that people don’t increase the aeration in the tank when dosing and low dissolved oxygen can be a problem.
Jay

Okay cool! I always use an airpump on max whenever I have used Prazi in the past.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

You got it!

Okay cool! I always use an airpump on max whenever I have used Prazi in the past.

Don’t miss that I don’t think anyone is 100% saying this is flukes, only that it could be. If you have the prazi on hand and ready to go here isn’t any downside to waiting to see if the symptoms worsen.
Jay

 

[Cole_Voeller]

Don’t miss that I don’t think anyone is 100% saying this is flukes, only that it could be. If you have the prazi on hand and ready to go here isn’t any downside to waiting to see if the symptoms worsen.
Jay

Yep, that’s my plan!