Help with some anthias

[cserafin]

Hello I got 3 what where supposed to be QT’ed anthias and two are not doing so hot. Cleaner shrimp kept cleaning one of them and the colors were not looking so great. Very heavy breathing. Laying under rocks in its side. Took one out and snapped a photo. Any ideas? Thank you!

 

[Uncle99]

You got?
When?
How were they transferred?

 

[Doctorgori]

Any ideas? Thank you!

Those look just like the ones I got from a popular online vendor: Emeciated and dead..
Did they come in that way (thin) ? if so, from where as this seems to be a pattern
added: If they were QT’d then it isn’t from whom I’m thinking …but if they came in thin, there’s your problem right there

 

[MnFish1]

Hello I got 3 what where supposed to be QT’ed anthias and two are not doing so hot. Cleaner shrimp kept cleaning one of them and the colors were not looking so great. Very heavy breathing. Laying under rocks in its side. Took one out and snapped a photo. Any ideas? Thank you!

I'm going to go with Dr Gori - looks thin. Don't see any obvious spots or fin damage - butter background is a little light to see well. was there any salinity shock (i.e. big swing when you got the fish) - and please give a fair bit ore history- check my signature for a link with questions

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello I got 3 what where supposed to be QT’ed anthias and two are not doing so hot. Cleaner shrimp kept cleaning one of them and the colors were not looking so great. Very heavy breathing. Laying under rocks in its side. Took one out and snapped a photo. Any ideas? Thank you!

There is signs of internal issue and can be gas embolism or low oxygen from shipment.
If they arrived alive, how did you acclimate and for how long ?

 

[MnFish1]

Hello I got 3 what where supposed to be QT’ed anthias and two are not doing so hot. Cleaner shrimp kept cleaning one of them and the colors were not looking so great. Very heavy breathing. Laying under rocks in its side. Took one out and snapped a photo. Any ideas? Thank you!

PS - do you have the fish in any medication

 

[crazyfishmom]

Hello I got 3 what where supposed to be QT’ed anthias and two are not doing so hot. Cleaner shrimp kept cleaning one of them and the colors were not looking so great. Very heavy breathing. Laying under rocks in its side. Took one out and snapped a photo. Any ideas? Thank you!

If you don’t mind me asking… where did you get them from?

 

[cserafin]

More information. I got them Sunday. They are currently in medication. Don’t want to share the vendor just yet but we’re doing fine and eating until yesterday where they seemed off. I floated them for 30 minutes then a salinity drip for 45 minutes. It was local and not shipped they were healthy when I got them well appeared that way.

 

[cserafin]

I'm going to go with Dr Gori - looks thin. Don't see any obvious spots or fin damage - butter background is a little light to see well. was there any salinity shock (i.e. big swing when you got the fish) - and please give a fair bit ore history- check my signature for a link with questions

No signs of fin damage and were happy for a couple days. These were picked up Sunday. Honestly might be the picture for the thinness because they don’t seem abnormally skinny to me

 

[cserafin]

For medications all I have on hand is formalin and methylene blue

 

[cserafin]

That grayness in the center appeared only after giving it a formalin dip

 

[cserafin]

This one didn’t make it other looks to be doing a bit better

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

More information. I got them Sunday. They are currently in medication. Don’t want to share the vendor just yet but we’re doing fine and eating until yesterday where they seemed off. I floated them for 30 minutes then a salinity drip for 45 minutes. It was local and not shipped they were healthy when I got them well appeared that way.

When new fish do fine for a few days and then crash, you can rule out acclimation issues, as those would show up immediately.

Do you know the quarantine process and timeline for these fish?

 

[MnFish1]

Do you know the quarantine process and timeline for these fish?

I think this is important what are the fish on for treatment now?