reefinatl
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Background information:
Purchased two clowns, local breeder as the first two fish.
Next fish were 2 YWG and Azure Damsel drop ship from ORA
The above had no QT.
Purchase a Tomini, yellowtail damsel, and lemon meringue wrasse (H. leucoxanthus) from LFS
Those go through saftey stop (formalyn & methelyne blue) followed by 72 hr TTM. I intended to do two rounds of API General Cure but dropped the ball on the timing and everyone looked healthy except a bacterial issue on the damsel's mouth. Well I rolled the dice since this was the one and only batch of fish that were going to be wild caught and store bought. I knew I was free and clear of ich, velvet, and no signs of internal parasites. Sure enough within a couple of days the Lemon Meringue Wrasse starts yawning (H. leucoxanthus). No other symptoms and he's turning into a bright male, eats like a pig and fights like hell with his reflection. Chalk it up/put my head in the sand, and call it aggression display.
Well I added a biota yellow tang, shipped direct from them, which I intend to be the last fish in this 90g. All is well for about 3 weeks. Today I start noticing it "scratching" occasionally on the rocks. Zero other symptoms. No fish are lethargic, no spots, no discoloration, strong appetites among all the fish.
Yawning of the wrasse, and scratching of the YT seem indicitive of flukes to me. The wrasse is just a total fatty and seems healthy enough and big enough I'm not very worried about it in the immediate since. The YT is a tiny little thing and while right now seems okay, we know how bad things can happen fast with small fish and tangs are delicate on good days.
My main concern is nuking microfauna. The tank is loaded with bristleworms and I'm a bit worried about ammonia from die off. Also have a few turkey wing clams. Not particularly attached to them but again, decent bit of biomass that could potentially die.
Purchased two clowns, local breeder as the first two fish.
Next fish were 2 YWG and Azure Damsel drop ship from ORA
The above had no QT.
Purchase a Tomini, yellowtail damsel, and lemon meringue wrasse (H. leucoxanthus) from LFS
Those go through saftey stop (formalyn & methelyne blue) followed by 72 hr TTM. I intended to do two rounds of API General Cure but dropped the ball on the timing and everyone looked healthy except a bacterial issue on the damsel's mouth. Well I rolled the dice since this was the one and only batch of fish that were going to be wild caught and store bought. I knew I was free and clear of ich, velvet, and no signs of internal parasites. Sure enough within a couple of days the Lemon Meringue Wrasse starts yawning (H. leucoxanthus). No other symptoms and he's turning into a bright male, eats like a pig and fights like hell with his reflection. Chalk it up/put my head in the sand, and call it aggression display.
Well I added a biota yellow tang, shipped direct from them, which I intend to be the last fish in this 90g. All is well for about 3 weeks. Today I start noticing it "scratching" occasionally on the rocks. Zero other symptoms. No fish are lethargic, no spots, no discoloration, strong appetites among all the fish.
Yawning of the wrasse, and scratching of the YT seem indicitive of flukes to me. The wrasse is just a total fatty and seems healthy enough and big enough I'm not very worried about it in the immediate since. The YT is a tiny little thing and while right now seems okay, we know how bad things can happen fast with small fish and tangs are delicate on good days.
My main concern is nuking microfauna. The tank is loaded with bristleworms and I'm a bit worried about ammonia from die off. Also have a few turkey wing clams. Not particularly attached to them but again, decent bit of biomass that could potentially die.
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