Pintail Wrasse stopped eating - Appears healthy

I_Got_Crabs · Feb 19, 2019

My pintail wrasse has been eating well for 2 weeks in QT. I dosed prazi 1 week in and its been almost 7 days since. He is active and looks healthy, as do the other fish in QT with him (rainford goby and clown goby).

Yesterday I did a water 50% waterchange, and put in a powerhead. I also added a little nori to the food today.

The only other thing I can think of is that he ate a small piece of Aptadisia X when I used it in the tank 2-3 days ago. From what I've read it should be fine though.

Parameters are fine. Nitrite, ammonia, phosphate all undetectable. Nitrate maybe slightly detectable. Salinity is 1.025.

Behaviour appears normal. Maybe a little more "pacing" than before:

Any ideas?

ngoodermuth · Feb 19, 2019

Wrasses are notorious for having internal parasites, any white stringy poop?

I would try treating with metroplex in the water column to try get him eating again. Once he starts eating, you can soak his food with either general cure or metroplex and focus which should take care of any intestinal parasites.

I_Got_Crabs · Feb 19, 2019

ngoodermuth said:
Wrasses are notorious for having internal parasites, any white stringy poop?

I would try treating with metroplex in the water column to try get him eating again. Once he starts eating, you can soak his food with either general cure or metroplex and focus which should take care of any intestinal parasites.

I havent noticed any white poo. Arent metro and prazi quite similar? What would metro do that a second round of prazi wouldnt?

Thanks for the help.

ngoodermuth · Feb 19, 2019

Metronidazole treats intestinal parasites (flagellates) and infections, and praziquantel is specifically a dewormer so treats intestinal worms. General cure has both, so treats a broader range of internal ailments vs. either alone.

Dosing the water is kind of a hail-mary when dealing with internal parasites, since to truly treat the medication needs to reach the gut directly. We are hoping enough medication is absorbed to make the fish more “comfortable” so it eats and can be treated appropriately.