Lawnmower blenny trouble

[DinoMagnet]

Hey all my lawnmower blenny seems off. And his lip looks swollen. All the other tank mates are fine.
1 blue tang 2 mocha storm clowns 2 yellow wrasse 1 fire fish 1 coral beauty. Only thing I can think of is one of my 12 hermit crabs got to him. Any advice is greatly appreciated

 

[Brooke24]

Hey all my lawnmower blenny seems off. And his lip looks swollen. All the other tank mates are fine.
1 blue tang 2 mocha storm clowns 2 yellow wrasse 1 fire fish 1 coral beauty. Only thing I can think of is one of my 12 hermit crabs got to him. Any advice is greatly appreciated

Post a pic??

 

[DinoMagnet]

Post a pic??

Trying to post video doesn’t upload

 

[DinoMagnet]

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[Brooke24]

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

Have you recently started anything new in your tank, like dosing ? Water parameters normal??

 

[DinoMagnet]

Have you recently started anything new in your tank, like dosing ? Water parameters normal??

No nothing at all he’s fairly new as well. I kept my eye on him at the lfs for about a week beforehand. Parameters are
Salinity 1.025
Temp 78
Nitrates 10ppm
Ammonia 0

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

No nothing at all he’s fairly new as well. I kept my eye on him at the lfs for about a week beforehand. Parameters are
Salinity 1.025
Temp 78
Nitrates 10ppm
Ammonia 0

He is breathing too quickly, and with an open mouth. Could be gill parasites, but to treat that, you would need to move it to a treatment tank, and then, your other fish may have been exposed and just aren't showing symptoms yet....sorry!

Jay

 

[DinoMagnet]

He is breathing too quickly, and with an open mouth. Could be gill parasites, but to treat that, you would need to move it to a treatment tank, and then, your other fish may have been exposed and just aren't showing symptoms yet....sorry!

Jay

Thank you jay, I did notice my cleaner shrimp tried to jump in his gills think your right on the money. What’s the proper medication for those parasites?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I would give the fish a 5 minute FW dip and move it to a treatment tank. At that point, I would treat with copper for two weeks and then praziquantel 3x a week apart. This shotgun approach is needed since the fish is only showing rapid breathing and no secondary symptom that would pinpoint the two main possibilities: gill flukes or velvet.

Jay

 

[DinoMagnet]

Thanks everyone buy the fish has since passed.