No unfortunately I did not. I did use a blacklight and magnify glass to look as best as possible. I didn't see any flukes coming off. I did witness a massive number of round white dots appear. If you look at the 4th picture you can see a big cluster near her black stripe.
I'm waiting for his reply to this issue on another thread. But the other thread was off topic and wanted to create a relevant thread to potentially help others in the same situation. @Jay Hemdal please comment here vs the other thread if you see this!
What was the timing between the FW dip and the spots showing up? I need to try ensure it was cause and effect and not coincidental.
Before putting the tang into the FW dip I did not see these white spots. What I did see were a few "cone like" white spots on her dorsal fin, which I believe were mucus plugs and black spots, which I believe was scarring from the ich that I had been treating for with copper. About a minute into FW dip they started appearing more and more. Once I hit 5 minutes she had them everywhere and I snapped the photos.
Hepatus tangs act all nuts when given a FW dip. Sometimes it is fake, other times it is true stress, depends on the condition of the fish going into it. I've had them literally stop breathing....and then be fine afterwards.
Well, I think I can already tell you that she's faking it from FW dip... so I'll be pondering on which route to go over the night I guess. As soon as I dropped in some Hikari Seaweed Extreme she began eating like a pig and acting normal. What I still don't understand is the massive number of round white spots that appeared during the FW dip.
I'm going to be using 15 gallon tubs I think for prazi treatment. I have 4 of them and 4 air pumps. Can I do the first dose in one tub, and then transfer to a new tub after 10 days for the second dose? I want to be sure she has ammonia free water.
I’m not sure exactly what you are planning to do, but I don’t think you will be able to manage ammonia levels in tubs like that. I’ve seen ammonia levels climb to toxic levels in just 24 hours. Is there a reason you can’t dose Prazipro in the tank itself?
I have several other fish in the QT that are partially through copper treatment for ich and doing great. I figured keeping one tang in a 15 gallon tub for 10 days with dosage #1 of prazi and then transfering to a new 15 gallon tub and dosing with #2 of prazi for 10 days would be good enough to combat any ammonia.
Without some sort of biofilter, I don't think you'll be able to manage the ammonia in tubs. In this case, I would reduce the copper, add good aeration to the QT and go that route. Think about it though - the tangs would be out of copper anyway, so would still be at risk.
Okay thank you I am going to go this route then. I wish it were easier to just combine prazipro with copper at full, would make life much easier ha. I will keep you updated on the progress. This morning she seems to be doing very well and looks much better, so I assume the FW dip had an impact and therefore I am able to mostly confirm flukes. Prioritizing flukes treatment is a must now.
How long into Prazipro treatment would you expect to stop seeing scratching from fish?
Scratching may actually increase for some time after a dose - the flukes drop off, and that must cause the fish some discomfort. I generally say that the symptoms should abate within 48 to 72 hours. Then, if new flukes hatch and reattach to the fish, the scratching can start up again after a week or so.
Okay it has only been 48 hours so I plan to continue to watch closely. Hoping by the end of 2nd round the scratching will stop. Expiration is 10/2023 and I have been incredibly careful with dosing. I do know that several fish in my tank had ich. Several fish are also still scratching, including a cleaner wrasse of mine. Time will tell. Will update next week.
