Quick info on my tank:
30 gallon (4 months old since cycle)
5 fish - maroon clown, oscellaris clown, chromis, and the two new dottybacks
Products I often use - seachem prime, API conditioner, seachem pristine, market distilled water to top off tank from evaporation.
Salinity - I usually have it between 1.024 - 1.027
Hello, I just recently purchased two new dottybacks a couple of days ago. I acclimated them in a bucket with their original water and then slowly added my tank water. The whole thing took about two hours. I received them at night so it already was naturally very dark in the room. They looked in good health. No signs of any damage or stress during acclimation. They calmly hid in the PVC pipe and would occasionally swim out for a brief moment.
The following day I noticed they were flashing once they left their hiding spots. I became very concerned because I've read about how flashing is a sign of stress and could also indicate disease. In a panic, I did the baseline tests of parameters. I just ran them again this morning and here are the pictures.
The pH was 8.0 (I forgot to take a picture of that one)
My other fish aren't flashing. It's only the two dottybacks. I am very concerned about their health. I feel very bad. I just impulsively ordered Prazipro thinking maybe I have some type of parasite in my tank. Any suggestions as to what I should do in this situation would be greatly appreciated - I should note that I do however, only have one tank at the moment, so Im unable to do a true quarantine tank setup. I do plan on investing in one very soon now that I see it's value but I doubt I'd be able to set one up quickly enough to help in this particular instance. Regardless, thank you for taking your time to read this and maintaining a great forum here as well.
30 gallon (4 months old since cycle)
5 fish - maroon clown, oscellaris clown, chromis, and the two new dottybacks
Products I often use - seachem prime, API conditioner, seachem pristine, market distilled water to top off tank from evaporation.
Salinity - I usually have it between 1.024 - 1.027
Hello, I just recently purchased two new dottybacks a couple of days ago. I acclimated them in a bucket with their original water and then slowly added my tank water. The whole thing took about two hours. I received them at night so it already was naturally very dark in the room. They looked in good health. No signs of any damage or stress during acclimation. They calmly hid in the PVC pipe and would occasionally swim out for a brief moment.
The following day I noticed they were flashing once they left their hiding spots. I became very concerned because I've read about how flashing is a sign of stress and could also indicate disease. In a panic, I did the baseline tests of parameters. I just ran them again this morning and here are the pictures.
The pH was 8.0 (I forgot to take a picture of that one)
My other fish aren't flashing. It's only the two dottybacks. I am very concerned about their health. I feel very bad. I just impulsively ordered Prazipro thinking maybe I have some type of parasite in my tank. Any suggestions as to what I should do in this situation would be greatly appreciated - I should note that I do however, only have one tank at the moment, so Im unable to do a true quarantine tank setup. I do plan on investing in one very soon now that I see it's value but I doubt I'd be able to set one up quickly enough to help in this particular instance. Regardless, thank you for taking your time to read this and maintaining a great forum here as well.
